ripen
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become ripe.
have ripened
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present perfectof ripen.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Once they have ripened adequately, you can store them in the refrigerator for another week, but always serve them at room temperature.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
"These events have ripened one of the most iconic and important companies in the UK for a takeover by foreign investors," he added.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
I grow both hybrid and heirloom tomatoes at Catbird Cottage, and once the first fruits have ripened, after a gleeful harvest, there are BLT sandwiches and numerous batches of sauce and confit that follow.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2021
Others see foreign stocks and emerging markets in particular — Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Eastern Europe — as further opportunities to pick investments before they have ripened.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2018
He was not exactly in love with her, though he had once come near being so, but he cherished a tenderness for her which might in favourable circumstances have ripened.
From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold
