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ripen

1.Verb

  1. 1

    ripen

    For a fruit or seed to become ripe.

    Korean definition: 열매나 씨가 여물다.

    • As autumn came, the rice ripened golden yellow.

    • Fruit must be fully ripe to taste good and be rich in nutrients.

  2. 2

    be cooked

    For raw meat, vegetables, grains, etc., to be changed in taste and characteristics after being heated.

    Korean definition: 고기, 채소, 곡식 등의 날것이 열을 받아 맛과 성질이 달라지다.

    • Chestnuts roasted over a campfire cook up deliciously.

    • When boiling blue crabs, they're cooked once the shells turn red.

  3. 3

    ripen; be fermented; be well fermented

    For gimchi/kimchi, alcoholic bevarage, jang, Korean sauce, etc., to be deliciously fermented.

    Korean definition: 김치, 술, 장 등이 맛이 들다.

    • When liquor is fermenting, it gives off a nice aroma.

    • The sour taste of well-fermented kimchi went well with rice cake soup.

  4. 4

    turn; be tanned

    For the skin to turn red after being exposed to a fire or sunshine for a long time or coming in contact with something hot.

    Korean definition: 불이나 햇볕을 오래 쬐거나 뜨거운 것에 닿아 피부가 빨갛게 되다.

    • Hot water splashed on me and my skin turned red.

    • I must have warmed myself at the stove too long, as my exposed skin turned red.

2.Adjective

  1. 1

    skilled; experienced; practiced

    Not bad at doing something because one has often experienced it.

    Korean definition: 자주 경험하여 조금도 서투르지 않다.

    • The new employee has now gotten quite used to the work.

    • It took a long time for my father, who had lived in the countryside, to get used to city life.

  2. 2

    familiar; accustomed

    Not unfamiliar with something because one has often experienced it.

    Korean definition: 자주 경험하여 낯설지 않다.

    • The piece the musician played was a song I'd often heard since childhood, so it sounded familiar.

    • The familiar painting in the exhibition hall was one I liked and had tucked into my notebook.

  3. 3

    adapted

    One's eyes having been adapted to darkness or light.

    Korean definition: 눈이 어둡거나 밝은 곳에 적응한 상태에 있다.

    • When I woke up and opened the curtains, my eyes weren't adjusted to the light yet and they stung.

    • After some time in the dark, your eyes adjust and you can see things you couldn't see before.