Ripe | Mean of ripe in English Dictionary

/ˈraɪp/

• fully grown and developed and ready to be eaten
1. a ripe tomato
2. The apples are nearly ripe.
3. the violin's full, ripe sound
4. a story ripe with details [=a story that includes many details]
• ready or suitable for something
1. The army was ripe for action.
2. a system that is ripe for abuse [=a system that is in such bad condition that it could easily be used wrongly]
3. The time was ripe for proposing his plan.
4. We'll make these changes when the time is ripe.
• brought to full flavor or the best state by being stored for a period of time
1. a ripe cheese

• having a strong and unpleasant smell
1. Those old sneakers smell pretty ripe.
• a very old age
1. She took up painting at the ripe old age of 85.
2. They both lived to a ripe old age.
3. She decided at the ripe old age of 23 that she'd learned all there was to know about human nature.