First Known Use: before 12th century
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1harvest
noun, har·vest often attributive \ˈhär-vəst\
: the season when crops are gathered from the fields or the activity of gathering crops
: the amount of crops that are gathered; also : the amount of a natural product gathered in a single season
Full Definition of HARVEST
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: the season for gathering in agricultural crops
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: the act or process of gathering in a crop
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a : a mature crop (as of grain or fruit) : yield b : the quantity of a natural product gathered in a single season <deer harvest> <ice harvest>
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: an accumulated store or productive result <a harvest of revenue>
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Origin of HARVEST
Middle English hervest, from Old English hærfest; akin to Latin carpere to pluck, gather, Greek karpos fruit
Related to HARVEST
- Synonyms
- crop
2harvest
verb
: to gather (a crop)
: to gather or collect (something) for use
Full Definition of HARVEST
transitive verb
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a : to gather in (a crop) : reap b : to gather, catch, hunt, or kill (as salmon, oysters, or deer) for human use, sport, or population control c : to remove or extract (as living cells, tissues, or organs) from culture or from a living or recently deceased body especially for transplanting
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a : to accumulate a store of <has now harvested this new generation's scholarly labors — M. J. Wiener> b : to win by achievement <the team harvested several awards>
intransitive verb
: to gather in a crop especially for food
— har·vest·able \-və-stə-bəl\ adjective
— har·vest·er noun
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First Known Use of HARVEST
15th century
HARVEST Defined for Kids
1harvest
noun har·vest \ˈhär-vəst\
Definition of HARVEST for Kids
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: the gathering of a crop
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: the season when crops are gathered
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: a ripe crop <They passed miles of naked grapevines, stripped of their harvest … — Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising>
2harvest
verb
har·vest·edhar·vest·ing
Definition of HARVEST for Kids
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: to gather in a crop
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: to gather or collect for use <harvest timber>
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