ripe
/ɹaɪp/ verb C2- To ripen or mature.
He/she/it ripes · Past riped · Past participle riped · -ing form riping
Verb forms
- Base form
- ripe
- He/she/it
- ripes
- Past
- riped
- Past participle
- riped
- -ing form
- riping
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When the grass is ripe like grain
They had a very good time and nothing untoward happened until after tea, when they found themselves in the Barry garden, a little tired of all their games and ripe for any enticing form of mischief which might present itself.
There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.
This pleased Dorothy, who had eaten nothing but nuts all day, and she made a hearty meal of the ripe fruit.
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