ripen

🇺🇸 /ˈraɪpən/ 🇬🇧 /ˈraɪpən/
Frequency
Difficulty
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verb
R

to become ready to eat or use

The bananas will ripen and turn yellow in a few days.

translation

v. to become ready to eat or use

Word Forms

3rd Present ripens
Past ripened
Perfect ripened
Progressive ripening