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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERRIPEN

overripen  [ˌəʊvəˈraɪpən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERRIPEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overripen is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overripen in English.

WHAT DOES OVERRIPEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overripen in the English dictionary

The definition of overripen in the dictionary is to make too ripe. Other definition of overripen is to become too ripe.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERRIPEN

PRESENT

Present
I overripen
you overripen
he/she/it overripens
we overripen
you overripen
they overripen
Present continuous
I am overripening
you are overripening
he/she/it is overripening
we are overripening
you are overripening
they are overripening
Present perfect
I have overripened
you have overripened
he/she/it has overripened
we have overripened
you have overripened
they have overripened
Present perfect continuous
I have been overripening
you have been overripening
he/she/it has been overripening
we have been overripening
you have been overripening
they have been overripening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overripened
you overripened
he/she/it overripened
we overripened
you overripened
they overripened
Past continuous
I was overripening
you were overripening
he/she/it was overripening
we were overripening
you were overripening
they were overripening
Past perfect
I had overripened
you had overripened
he/she/it had overripened
we had overripened
you had overripened
they had overripened
Past perfect continuous
I had been overripening
you had been overripening
he/she/it had been overripening
we had been overripening
you had been overripening
they had been overripening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overripen
you will overripen
he/she/it will overripen
we will overripen
you will overripen
they will overripen
Future continuous
I will be overripening
you will be overripening
he/she/it will be overripening
we will be overripening
you will be overripening
they will be overripening
Future perfect
I will have overripened
you will have overripened
he/she/it will have overripened
we will have overripened
you will have overripened
they will have overripened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overripening
you will have been overripening
he/she/it will have been overripening
we will have been overripening
you will have been overripening
they will have been overripening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overripen
you would overripen
he/she/it would overripen
we would overripen
you would overripen
they would overripen
Conditional continuous
I would be overripening
you would be overripening
he/she/it would be overripening
we would be overripening
you would be overripening
they would be overripening
Conditional perfect
I would have overripen
you would have overripen
he/she/it would have overripen
we would have overripen
you would have overripen
they would have overripen
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overripening
you would have been overripening
he/she/it would have been overripening
we would have been overripening
you would have been overripening
they would have been overripening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overripen
we let´s overripen
you overripen
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overripen
Past participle
overripened
Present Participle
overripening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERRIPEN


capon
ˈkeɪpən
Crippen
ˈkrɪpən
hippen
ˈhɪpən
lippen
ˈlɪpən
mislippen
ˌmɪsˈlɪpən
misshapen
ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən
ripen
ˈraɪpən
Ripon
ˈrɪpən
shapen
ˈʃeɪpən
shippen
ˈʃɪpən
shippon
ˈʃɪpən
tapen
ˈteɪpən
undershapen
ˌʌndəˈʃeɪpən
unshapen
ʌnˈʃeɪpən
wippen
ˈwɪpən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERRIPEN

overrepresented
overrespond
overrich
overridden
override
overrider
overriding
overrife
overrigid
overripe
overripeness
overroast
overrode
overrude
overruff
overrule
overruler
overruling
overrun
overrun brake

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERRIPEN

Antwerpen
aspen
ballpoint pen
bullpen
cheapen
come into the open
copen
dampen
deepen
drawing pen
fountain pen
keep an eye open
open
pen
reopen
sharpen
the open
the pen
wide open
wide-open

Synonyms and antonyms of overripen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overripen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERRIPEN

Find out the translation of overripen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overripen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overripen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overripen
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overripen
570 millions of speakers

English

overripen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overripen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overripen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overripen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overripen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overripen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overripen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overripen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overripen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overripen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overripen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overripen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overripen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overripen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Overripen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overripen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovramaturazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overripen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overripen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overripen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overripen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overripen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overripen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overripen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overripen

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERRIPEN»

The term «overripen» is normally little used and occupies the 135.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERRIPEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overripen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overripen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overripen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERRIPEN»

Discover the use of overripen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overripen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
INVESTIGATIONS ON GOLDEN APPLE (Spondias cyherea) PRODUCTION ...
Number of days to ripen and overripen: The variations observed in the time taken to ripen or overripen are very important. Immature fruits seemed to spoil quicker as the stone weight was negatively correlated to the time taken to overripen.
2
The Microbiology and Microanalysis of Foods
An apple may become over-ripened after being detached from the tree; it will overripen on the tree. Melons may overripen on the vines; they will over- ripen in prolonged storage. Potatoes will overripen in the soil still attached to the vines; they ...
Albert Schneider, 1920
3
The Boat Galley Cookbook: 800 Everyday Recipes and Essential ...
Wrap individually in aluminum foil and do not store near apples (which will cause the apples to overripen or rot). Make sure that any fruit is 100 percent dry before wrapping it in foil. It will last several weeks to a month. Ifleft unwrapped, it will ...
Carolyn Shearlock, Jan Irons, 2012
4
Journal of Sociologic Medicine
From these latter eggs grew male and female tadpoles in a proportion of about 50 to 50. But from the eggs allowed to overripen about 80 males were found to 20 females. There were rather more deaths, however, among the eggs and young of  ...
‎1914
5
From Tree to Table: Growing Backyard Fruit Trees in the ...
It can bear fruit in as little as two years. It has large but delicate white flowers at French and means to overripen, to seriously the tips of the branches in spring, which overripen. Keep the medlars at room temgrow into chestnut-brown fruit with an ...
Barbara Edwards, Mary Olivella, 2011
6
Fruit Breeding, Tree and Tropical Fruits
But early pears tend to overripen quickly, are subject to internal breakdown, and quality is ephemeral. Although initial attempts to breed an early pear that does not quickly overripen were not successful (Morettini 1967), considerable progress  ...
Jules Janick, James N. Moore, 1996
7
Essentials of Food Science
A technique for ripening fruit at home is to place unripened fruit in a closed paper bag in order to trap ethylene gas and speed up desirable ripening. There is some control for the unwanted effects of natural ethylene gas, which may overripen ...
Vickie Vaclavik, Elizabeth W. Christian, 2007
8
A Dictionary of the English and Russian Languages:
Перезбрить, es fn. to overripen, to make too ripe. Перезбръ, т. expectation. Uepesp'lsßá'rb, 57, перезрёть, ez, пл). to grow too ripe. Перезр'Ёлый, a. overripe. Hepesbißá'ri., 57, nepessá'rr., но, 72. to call or invite over , over again, one after ...
Jacob Banks, 1840
9
Annual Report of the National Board of Health. 1879-1885
... of the people of the United States may be found in the large consumption of wheat bread. DETERIORATION. Wheat may deteriorate : 1. By being cut at the wrong period of growth. By allowing the grain to overripen or become " dead ripe, " a ...
‎1879
10
The Journal of Sociologic Medicine
06, Richard Hertwig, one of the foremost, if not the fore- German zoologists, performed at his laboratory in the ty of Munich this simple experiment on the eggs of the ome of the eggs of the frogs were allowed to overripen — and in the watery  ...
‎1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERRIPEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overripen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
GLASS ACT: A toast to the inimitable Pinot Noir
Grown in too much heat and the grapes quickly overripen, resulting in boring wine. Pinot is prone to viruses, and the grapes have thin skins, ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
2
3 Fruit and Vegetable Hacks to Make Living a Healthy Lifestyle Easier
But they tend to overripen in just a couple of days. You could always buy semi-green bananas, but those never taste just right. Instead, here's a ... «Glamour, May 15»
3
The Green Hearts extend life of fruits and vegetables
It causes fruits and vegetables to overripen and spoil. With The Green Hearts, instead of ethylene gas working its destructive power on fresh ... «Mother Nature Network, Mar 15»
4
Introducing Tomas Tatar, the latest in Red Wings' long line of …
They want their prospects to overripen in the minors and to take someone's job in the NHL. They know they won't hit on every prospect – and ... «Yahoo Sports, Feb 15»
5
Q&A with Red Wings Prospect Andreas Athanasiou
THW: It's no secret the Red Wings like to overripen their prospects. Do you use that as motivation to get to where you eventually want to be in ... «The Hockey Writers, Nov 14»
6
Jeff Burkhart's Barfly: 'One of those people'
Overripe apples produce the most ethylene and can cause a concentration that will eventually cause the other apples to overripen or even rot. «Marin Independent Journal, Aug 14»
7
Amarone style
... Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, Pasetti (14 per cent; €25), made in central Italy from Montepulciano grapes, which is left to overripen on the vines. «Times of Malta, Apr 14»
8
Detroit Red Wings Prospect Mitch Callahan Learns The Pitfalls Of …
We all know Red Wings general manager Ken Holland loves to overripen his prospects. Tomas Tatar spent four years in Grand Rapids before ... «Octopus Thrower, Mar 14»
9
Thinking outside the icebox
That goo in the fridge that was once a lettuce is the result of ethylene gas, which causes it to quickly overripen. Every 20 minutes, the Sub-Zero ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 14»
10
How to Make Soft, Caramelized Plantains That Are Better Than …
Wait even longer than you'd wait for bananas to overripen if you were making banana bread. There's no shortcut to soft, sweet plantains—you ... «Slate Magazine, Mar 14»

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