verb🔗ShareTo grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)"Grapes ripen in the sun."fruitagriculturebiologyplantfoodnatureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo approach or come to perfection."The tomatoes in the garden are ripening quickly in the summer sun. "biologyfruitagricultureplantfoodprocessnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to mature; to make ripe"The warm sun ripened the corn."fruitfoodagricultureplantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection"ripen the judgment"fruitagriculturebiologyplantfoodprocessnaturetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe process of becoming ripe."The ripening of the tomatoes in the garden takes about two weeks. "fruitbiologyplantprocessagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading