[rʌɪp], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating
(e.g: a ripe tomato)

- having arrived at the fitting stage or time for a particular action or purpose
(e.g: land ripe for development)

- (of a person's age) advanced
(e.g: she lived to a ripe old age)

- (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn
(e.g: ripe females will stop and spawn with one or more males)

- (of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse
(e.g: I think my language may have been a little ripe outside the church)


Phrases:
- ripe for the picking
- the time is ripe

Origin:
Old English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif