ripen up



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ripen up

To grow ripe; to become mature enough to harvest or pick. Make sure you plant your tomatoes in a spot that gets plenty of sunshine, or else it will take a whole lot longer for them to ripen up.
See also: ripen, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elisee-LEE-zə (German), e-LEE-se (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish), i-LEES (English), i-LEEZ (English)German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, English
IbbieIB-eeEnglish
Nachum-Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
BogumiŁAbaw-guw-MEE-wahPolish
Umar-Arabic
CarletonKAHRL-tənEnglish