harvest
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[edit] Etymology
Middle English hervest, from Old English hærfest; cognate with Latin carpere 'to seize', Greek (karpos) 'fruit' and (keirein) 'to cut'.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: (US) /ˈhɑɹ.vɪ̆st/
- IPA: (UK) /ˈhaːvɪst/
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[edit] Noun
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harvest (plural harvests)
- The process of harvesting, gathering the ripened crop.
- The yield of harvesting, i.e. the gathered, cut ... fruits of horti- or agri-culture (usually a food - or industrial crop)
- This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest disastrous
- (by extension) The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.
- (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.
[edit] Synonyms
- (horti- or agricultural yield) crop
[edit] Translations
process of harvesting, gathering the ripened crop
yield of harvesting
product or result of any exertion
pagan ceremony around the autumn equinox
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[edit] Verb
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to harvest (third-person singular simple present harvests, present participle harvesting, simple past and past participle harvested)
- (transitive) To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
- (intransitive) To be occupied bringing in a harvest
- Harvesting is a stressing, thirsty occupation
- (transitive) To win, achieve a gain.
- The rising star harvested well-deserved acclaim, even an Oscar under 21
[edit] Translations
to bring in a harvest; reap
