Fruit - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |fruːt|  American pronunciation of the word fruit
Brit.  |fruːt|  British pronunciation of the word fruit

noun

- the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
- an amount of a product (syn: yield)
- the consequence of some effort or action
he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies

verb

- cause to bear fruit
- bear fruit
the trees fruited early this year

Extra examples

...one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities...

When will the trees fruit?

Our country exports citrus fruit.

I have not fruited those sorts of strawberries.

Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit.

The tree produces good fruit.

Fresh fruit is available during the summer.

The fruit yields to gentle pressure when it's ripe.

He arranged some fresh fruit neatly on a plate.

Handle the fruit carefully or it will bruise.

We layered the fruit with whipped cream and served it with cookies.

The clean fruit is then dried and sugared.

The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.

Gently squeeze the fruit to see if it's ripe.

The pie's flaky crust encloses a fruit filling.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: fruit
he/she/it: fruits
present participle: fruiting
past tense: fruited
past participle: fruited
noun
singular: fruit
plural: fruit or fruits
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