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reifen [2] reifen 
1  vt [Obst] to ripen 
[jdn] to mature 
das hat ihn zum Manne gereift  liter that made a man out of him 
 →  gereift 
2  vi aux sein 
a  [Obst] to ripen 
[Mensch, Ei] to mature 
er reifte zum Manne  liter he became a man 
 →  gereift 
b  (fig) 
[Plan, Entscheidung] to mature 
zur Wirklichkeit reifen  to come to fruition, to become reality 
zur Gewissheit reifen  to turn into certainty 
die Erkenntnis ist gereift, dass ...  the realization has grown that ... 
langsam reifte in ihm der Entschluss, ...  he slowly reached the decision ... 

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