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title: ripe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ripe» in the school dictionary: Ripe fruit or grain is ready to eat or pick; it is soft, sweet and has its full colour. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ripe

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**Who acts:** Ripe fruit, grain, Ripe, time, ripe old age, 18 · **What happens:** be, eat, pick, have, mean, not be · **To what, where:** full colour, old age, ripe strawberries, pears, paper bag, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ripe» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [ripe in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ripe.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ripe fruit or grain is ready to eat or pick; it is soft, sweet and has its full colour.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:m1:1
# text = Ripe fruit or grain is ready to eat or pick; it is soft, sweet and has its full colour.
1	Ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ripe fruit or grain |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive | Ripe fruit or grain *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pick** | infinitive | Ripe fruit or grain *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | grain |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | grain *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **have** | present | grain *not said here* | grain's full colour |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ripe can mean ready for something: «The time is ripe».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:m2:1
# text = Ripe can mean ready for something: «The time is ripe».
1	Ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Ripe |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the time |  |  |  |  | ripe *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A ripe old age» means a very old age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:m3:1
# text = «A ripe old age» means a very old age.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a ripe old age | a old age |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of 30 bananas, 18 are ripe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x1:1
# text = Of 30 bananas, 18 are ripe.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 18 |  |  |  |  | of 30 bananas; ripe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many tomatoes are not ripe?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x2:1
# text = How many tomatoes are not ripe?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | many tomatoes |  |  |  |  | ripe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
3/4 of the apples are ripe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x3:1
# text = 3/4 of the apples are ripe.
1	3/4	3/4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the apples; ripe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She picked only the ripe strawberries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x4:1
# text = She picked only the ripe strawberries.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past | She | the ripe strawberries |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strawberry=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ripe banana is yellow with brown spots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x5:1
# text = A ripe banana is yellow with brown spots.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a ripe banana |  |  |  |  | with brown spots; yellow *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Green tomatoes are not ripe yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x6:1
# text = Green tomatoes are not ripe yet.
1	Green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Green tomatoes |  |  |  | yet | ripe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the pears in a paper bag to help them ripen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x7:1
# text = Put the pears in a paper bag to help them ripen.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pears	pear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	ripen	ripen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pears |  | a paper bag |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pear=Theme in bag=Destination |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | pears *= pear* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **ripen** | infinitive | pears *= pear* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My great-grandpa lived to a ripe old age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x8:1
# text = My great-grandpa lived to a ripe old age.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | My great grandpa |  |  |  | to a ripe old age |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time was ripe for a change.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x9:1
# text = The time was ripe for a change.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the time |  |  |  |  | for a change; ripe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
‘Oh! shake me, shake me, my apples are all quite ripe.’

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ripe:x10:1
# text = ‘Oh! shake me, shake me, my apples are all quite ripe.’
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	shake	shake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	shake	shake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	all	all	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | imperative | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 2 | **shake** | infinitive | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | my apples |  |  |  |  | all, ripe *property* | tree rules |

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