Harvest - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhɑːrvɪst|  American pronunciation of the word harvest
Brit.  |ˈhɑːvɪst|  British pronunciation of the word harvest

noun

- the yield from plants in a single growing season (syn: crop)
- the consequence of an effort or activity
they gathered a harvest of examples
a harvest of love
- the gathering of a ripened crop (syn: harvesting)
- the season for gathering crops

verb

- gather, as of natural products (syn: glean, reap)
harvest the grapes
- remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
Should one harvest organs from dead people for transplants?

Extra examples

The beginning of the harvest varies from year to year.

It is time for the harvest.

They prayed for a bountiful harvest.

We had enormous harvests of corn this year.

It is time to harvest the wheat.

They want to harvest timber in these woods.

It rained for the potato harvest.

Plum growers are expecting a bumper harvest this year.

Should one harvest organs from dead people for transplants?

...that's the total for our wheat harvest this year...

I blame the poor harvest on the weather.

Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest.

The apple trees yielded an abundant harvest.

Together we give thanks for this bounteous harvest.

...a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: harvest
he/she/it: harvests
present participle: harvesting
past tense: harvested
past participle: harvested
noun
singular: harvest
plural: harvests
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