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ripe

/ˈɹaɪp/RYP
/ˈɹaɪp/RYP

Meaningready for reaping

Common meaning: ready to be harvested or eaten

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishripe‘ripe, mature’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishripesource
  3. Englishripe‘ready to be harvested or eaten’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ripe ‘ready for reaping’.

Roots

  • ripe Old English “ready for reaping”

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