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harvest

/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/noun, verb2 syllables

Harvest means: the gathering of a ripened crop.

Synonyms for harvest9

noun, as in the gathering of a ripened crop

harvesting, harvest home

noun, as in the yield from plants in a single growing season

noun, as in the season for gathering crops

harvest time

verb, as in gather, as of natural products

reap, glean

also used for harvest

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What does harvest mean?6

noun

1

the gathering of a ripened crop

2

the yield from plants in a single growing season

3

the season for gathering crops

4

the consequence of an effort or activity“they gathered a harvest of examples”

verb

1

gather, as of natural products“harvest the grapes”

2

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?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Harvest in a sentence

  • Because of the flood, it was a bad rice-harvest.sctld
  • If the harvest gets any worse, there could be a famine.WestofEden
  • The workers were allergic to the harvest, and they also sneezed upon her.unknown
  • Matthew, hastily summoned from the harvest field, was straightway dispatched for the doctor.Hybrid
  • The plowing is according to the furrow; the harvest, rather at random.AmarMecheri
  • To cut to the chase, the harvest was really bad.CM
  • When you harvest medlars, you need to blet them before you eat them.Amastan
  • After a bad harvest, you have to plant seeds again.Miktsoanit

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of harvest

as a noun

plural
harvests

as a verb

past tense
harvested
present participle
harvesting
third-person singular
harvests
past participle
harvested