maturare

to ripen, to mature

verb mah-too-RAH-reh Less Common

Also means

to develop, to come to fruition

Usage Note

Maturare is used of fruit ripening (le mele maturano in autunno), of a person growing up or gaining experience (è maturato molto), and of plans or ideas developing (un'idea che matura nel tempo). It takes essere in compound tenses when intransitive (motion/change of state sense): la frutta è maturata. With avere when transitive.

Examples

"Le mele maturano in autunno."

Natural Translation

Apples ripen in autumn.

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