How to Pronounce "ripe"
word
/ˈɹaɪp/
ryp
/ɹˈaɪp/
ryp
Definition
When a fruit or vegetable is ready to eat because it has developed fully. It can also be used figuratively to describe something or someone that is fully prepared or at the best stage for something to happen.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɹaɪp/
British English
/ɹˈaɪp/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ryp
UK
ryp
Listen in Context
The banana is finally ripe.
Pick the tomatoes when they are ripe.
These pears are not ripe yet.
That mango smells so sweet—it's perfectly ripe.