Idiom idiom
ripen up
Meaning
to ripen; become ripe
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Put the bananas in the sun to help them ripen up.”
“I bought these avocados while they were still hard, so I am waiting for them to ripen up on the counter.”
“The farmer left the tomatoes on the vine for an extra week, allowing them to ripen up fully under the warm summer sun.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026