Meaning of "ripen" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF RIPEN

ripen  [ˈraɪpən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIPEN

Ripen 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 ripen in English.

WHAT DOES RIPEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ripening

Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, a fruit becomes sweeter, less green, and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as it ripens, the higher acidity level does not make the fruit seem tarter. This is attributed to the Brix-Acid Ratio.

Definition of ripen in the English dictionary

The definition of ripen in the dictionary is to make or become ripe.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RIPEN

PRESENT

Present

I ripen

you ripen

he/she/it ripens

we ripen

you ripen

they ripen

Present continuous

I am ripening

you are ripening

he/she/it is ripening

we are ripening

you are ripening

they are ripening

Present perfect

I have ripened

you have ripened

he/she/it has ripened

we have ripened

you have ripened

they have ripened

Present perfect continuous

I have been ripening

you have been ripening

he/she/it has been ripening

we have been ripening

you have been ripening

they have been ripening

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 ripened

you ripened

he/she/it ripened

we ripened

you ripened

they ripened

Past continuous

I was ripening

you were ripening

he/she/it was ripening

we were ripening

you were ripening

they were ripening

Past perfect

I had ripened

you had ripened

he/she/it had ripened

we had ripened

you had ripened

they had ripened

Past perfect continuous

I had been ripening

you had been ripening

he/she/it had been ripening

we had been ripening

you had been ripening

they had been ripening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will ripen

you will ripen

he/she/it will ripen

we will ripen

you will ripen

they will ripen

Future continuous

I will be ripening

you will be ripening

he/she/it will be ripening

we will be ripening

you will be ripening

they will be ripening

Future perfect

I will have ripened

you will have ripened

he/she/it will have ripened

we will have ripened

you will have ripened

they will have ripened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been ripening

you will have been ripening

he/she/it will have been ripening

we will have been ripening

you will have been ripening

they will have been ripening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would ripen

you would ripen

he/she/it would ripen

we would ripen

you would ripen

they would ripen

Conditional continuous

I would be ripening

you would be ripening

he/she/it would be ripening

we would be ripening

you would be ripening

they would be ripening

Conditional perfect

I would have ripen

you would have ripen

he/she/it would have ripen

we would have ripen

you would have ripen

they would have ripen

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been ripening

you would have been ripening

he/she/it would have been ripening

we would have been ripening

you would have been ripening

they would have been ripening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you ripen
we let´s ripen
you ripen

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to ripen

Past participle

ripened

Present Participle

ripening

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.

SYNONYMS OF «RIPEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ripen» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of ripen

burgeon · develop · mature · season

TRANSLATION OF RIPEN

Find out the translation of ripen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ripen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ripen» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 成熟
• Translator English - Spanish: madurar
• English: ripen
• Translator English - Hindi: पकाना
• Translator English - Arabic: تنضج
• Translator English - Russian: созревают
• Translator English - Portuguese: amadurecer
• Translator English - Bengali: পাকা
• Translator English - French: mûrir
• Translator English - Malay: Masak
• Translator English - German: reifen
• Translator English - Japanese: 熟する
• Translator English - Korean: 익다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ripen
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm cho chín
• Translator English - Tamil: பழுக்கவைக்க
• Translator English - Marathi: पिकवणे किंवा पिकणे
• Translator English - Turkish: olgunlaşmak
• Translator English - Italian: maturare
• Translator English - Polish: dojrzewać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дозрівають
• Translator English - Romanian: coace
• Translator English - Greek: ωριμάζουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ryp
• Translator English - Swedish: mognar
• Translator English - Norwegian: modnes

7 QUOTES WITH «RIPEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ripen.

1

Brigitte Bardot

It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.

2

Cyrano de Bergerac

The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head their cabbages.

3

Maximillian Degenerez

Ripen your mind to the glorious history of the ages and revel in your mastery as today's youth shall look upon you as a sage.

4

Epictetus

No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

5

Galileo Galilei

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.

6

Liv Tyler

The age I'm at now, you go from being a young girl to suddenly you blossom into a woman. You ripen, you know? And then you start to rot.

7

Stevie Wonder

Minds ripen at very different ages.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIPEN»

Discover the use of ripen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ripen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The International Horticultural Exhibition, and Botanical ...

Vine does not ripen fruit in open air. Peaches and Nectarines do not ripen with certainty on open walls. Apric-ts ripen only in sunny aspects, and in dry seasons. Various choice sorts of Apples and Pears ripen both on walls and as standards.

International Horticultural Exhibition, 1866 (LONDON), Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)., 1866

Kitchen Hints from Heloise: More Than 1,527 Time-saving, ...

Florida mangoes are picked hard and need a week at room temperature to ripen. • Melons: Usually, if a bit of stem is still attached to the melon, it means that the fruit was picked before it was ripened. Since some melons don't ripen after ...

Heloise, 2005

First Place Science Fair Projects for Inquisitive Kids

Calculate the average time it takes the pears to ripen in all three combinations. CONCLUSION Make a graph of average ripening time versus number of apples in the bag. Did the apples help the pears ripen more quickly? Was there much ...

Elizabeth Snoke Harris, 2005

Preserving Summer's Bounty: A Quick And Easy Guide To ...

Plums * D *ik H * For fresh eating or drying, let plums ripen completely until they are soft and sweet. For canning and preserves, harvest plums before they ripen fully. Pick them as soon as the skin develops a grayish bloom and while the fruit is ...

Susan McClure, 1998

That's what She Said: Contemporary Poetry and Fiction by ...

I expected my skin and my blood to ripen When the blizzard subsided four days later [after the Wounded Knee Massacre], a burial party was sent to Wounded Knee. A long trench was dug. Many of the bodies were stripped by whites who went ...

Rayna Green, 1984

Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...

To ripen ; to grow ripe ; to be matured. Ripen is now used.— From hour to hour we ripe and ripe. Shak. Stay the very riping of the time. Sbak. Till us death lay To ripe and mellow there, we're stubborn clay. Donne. * RIPELY, adv. [from ripe.] ...

Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816

New Cook Book

Prep: 30 minutes Chill: several hours or overnight Freeze: per manufacturer's directions Ripen: 4 hours (optional) Makes: about 1 V2 quarts (12 servings) 1 medium lemon or orange 4 cups whole milk 1 '/;i cups sugar 12 beaten egg yolks 1 .

Better Homes and Gardens, Tricia Laning, 2005

Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia

If a pear is permitted to ripen on the tree, it will not remain in good condition very long and often it will have a browning or break-down around the core when it is removed from the tree. As the pears begin to show a slight change in color from ...

Donald Wyman, 1986

Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House

One way to ensure that fruits are ripe when you want to eat them, and not before, is to buy them before they are ripe and ripen them at home. You cannot do this with all fruits. Fruits that will not ripen at room temperature include berries of all ...

Cheryl Mendelson, 1999

Grow Fruit Naturally: A Hands-On Guide to Growing Over 300 ...

'Brazos' Erect; fruits taste good and are large; ripen early in the season; disease resistant, very productive, and tolerant of heat and drought; USDA Hardiness Zone 7. 'Cherokee' Erect; fruits are very tasty and medium to large in size; early ...

Lee Reich, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIPEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ripen is used in the context of the following news items.

Delhi's poisoned fruits: Mail Today uncovers the dangerous …

Ripened artificially with calcium carbide, these mangoes put you at the risk of headache, dizziness, sleep disorders and even memory loss. For the past few ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

Whidbey produce ripening early

A warm, dry spring is causing fruit crops to ripen early, according to Whidbey Island farmers. Blueberries, strawberries and other fruit are expected to be ... «Whidbey News-Times, Jun 15»

Calcium Carbide ripened mangoes, hazardous to your health

Before you run to buy your share of the sweet yellow goodness you might want to know how the fruit is being artificially ripened and could be hazardous to your ... «Geo News, Pakistan, May 15»

485kg artificially ripened mangoes seized

KOCHI: The shadow police on Saturday seized 485kg mangoes that were artificially ripened with calcium carbide at a godown 'PBA Sons Fruits' in Mattancherry ... «Times of India, Apr 15»

Mango dealers trained to use 'ethylene' to ripen fruit

TRICHY: The rampant use of carbide stones for artificial ripening of mangoes has prompted the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration in Trichy to ... «Times of India, Apr 15»

Crazy trick will ripen any avocado in just 10 minutes

The avocado has become the United States new favorite fruit with more than 4.25 billion sold last year. The Hass variety make up 95% of all avocados eaten in ... «WTSP 10 News, Apr 15»

Don't use chemicals to ripen mangoes, retailers warned

MYSURU: Ahead of the mango season, the district administration has formed a team to see that chemicals are not used to ripen the fruit. This follows complaints ... «Times of India, Mar 15»

Rising temperatures cause wine grapes to ripen early in southern …

"If it ripens really early and very fast, like you see in the warmer areas, you tend to lose the acid and the flavours don't seem to hold up. And you make a different ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»

Chiquita will ripen fruit at New Orleans site

NEW ORLEANS — Chiquita has chosen a site near downtown New Orleans to ripen the bananas it ships in from Central America. Port President and CEO Gary ... «Hattiesburg American, Oct 14»

Tomatoes, pumpkins can ripen off the vine

Tomatoes will ripen if they are mature and temperatures are above 55 degrees. Now is the time to harvest mature green tomatoes and ripen them indoors. «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Oct 14»