The meaning of RIPEN is to grow or become ripe. How to use ripen in a sentence.

1. to make or become ripe. 2. to bring or come to the proper condition; mature. 3. to age to the desired flavor, texture, etc.: to ripen cheese.

Ripen definition: to make or become ripe.. See examples of RIPEN used in a sentence.

Making progress and advancing (Definition of ripen from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

When crops ripen or when the sun ripens them, they become ripe. I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.

Ripen definition: To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

Definition of ripen verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.