Grammatical class
Verb
mûrir
(intransitive, figuratively) to mature, to become mature
Details
Syllables
mû-rir
Phonetics
my.ʁiʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
14445
Freq. (movies)
16859
Freq. (news)
23759
Sentences
Mes tomates refusent de mûrir.
My tomatoes refuse to ripen.
A2
Les raisins ont besoin de beaucoup de soleil pour mûrir.
Grapes need plenty of sunlight to ripen.
A2
Il te faut grandir et mûrir un tantinet.
You need to grow up and mature a bit.
B1
La lumière du soleil fait mûrir les raisins et les rend plus sucrés.
Sunlight ripens and sweetens the grapes.
B1