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হোমঅভিধানUunripened

লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।

এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।

unripened

Not yet ripe; in an immature state of development, typically referring to fruit or grain.
Adjective

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Victoria is checking the office breakroom fruit bowl while David is in a meeting.
Victoria

Who bought these? The pears are completely unripened.

Victoria
David Smith
David Smith

My bad. I thought they'd be a quick win for the team's morale.

💡
Victoria is annoyed by the poor quality of the fruit, while David uses 'quick win', a corporate buzzword meaning an easy and fast success, to justify his mistake.

Meanings

Adjective

Not yet ripe; in an immature state of development, typically referring to fruit or grain.

The unripened mangoes were hard and sour to the taste.

Examples

The unripened mangoes were far too sour to eat.

The unripened mangoes were far too sour to eat.

Gourmet

I wonder if these unripened berries will be sweet by next week.

I wonder if these unripened berries will be sweet by next week.

Do not pick the fruit while it is still unripened.

Do not pick the fruit while it is still unripened.

The farmer stored the unripened grain in the cool cellar.

The farmer stored the unripened grain in the cool cellar.

History

These plums are completely unripened and hard as rocks.

These plums are completely unripened and hard as rocks.

Gourmet

The forest was filled with the scent of unripened wild grapes.

The forest was filled with the scent of unripened wild grapes.

Travel

Wait until the corn is no longer unripened before harvesting.

Wait until the corn is no longer unripened before harvesting.

She stared at the unripened peaches, wishing she had waited another day.

She stared at the unripened peaches, wishing she had waited another day.

The chef used unripened olives to create a specific tart flavor profile.

The chef used unripened olives to create a specific tart flavor profile.

Gourmet

Collocations & Compounds

unripened state

Noun collocation: a condition of being immature or not yet ripe

The fruit was harvested in an unripened state to ensure it survived transport.

remain unripened

Verb collocation: to stay in an immature state without maturing

Some berries remain unripened if the temperature drops too sharply in autumn.

Etymology

Formed from the prefix un- meaning not, combined with the past participle of ripen, which derives from the Old English ripan, meaning to reach maturity or become fit for consumption. The root is linked to the Proto-Germanic rip-, referring to the state of being ready or mature.

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