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harvest

noun · verb

Simple meaning

Gathering the ripened crop.

Pronunciation

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hahrvuhst

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈhɑɹvəst

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. agriculture

    The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.

  2. The yield from plants in a single growing season

  3. The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.

  4. The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.

  5. by extension

    The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.

verb

  1. transitive

    To take a living organism as part of a managed process to gather food or resources, often with the intention of maintaining a healthy population.

  2. transitive

    To win, achieve a gain.

  3. transitive

    To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.

  4. intransitive

    To be occupied bringing in a harvest.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (agriculture) The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.

Used this way, harvest is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • harvest home , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use harvest

  • “They gathered a harvest of examples.”noun
  • “Should one harvest organs from dead people for transplants?”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Gathering / season

harvest festivalharvest homefirst harvest

Modern / third

harvest season

Other combinations

harvest moonrich harvestgood harvestbad harvest

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • harvestingnounInflected form

    The gathering of a ripened crop.

  • harvesternounInflected form

    Someone who helps to gather the harvest.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • harvest-licenounCompound term

    Erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats.

  • harvest mitenounCompound term

    Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation.

  • harvest moonnounCompound term

    The full moon nearest the September equinox.

  • harvest mousenounCompound term

    Any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields.

  • harvest timenounCompound term

    The season for gathering crops.

  • harvest flynounCompound term

    Its distinctive song is heard during July and August.

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Synonyms

noun

Sense: gathering the ripened crop

harvest homeRarecropharvest time

verb

Sense: to take a living organism as part of a managed process to gather food

cropreapglean

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