fruition

CEFRC1

/fɹuˈɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The point when a plan or effort finally succeeds.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The condition of bearing fruit.

Examples

  • Tom died before seeing his plan come to fruition.

  • Tom's plans were finally coming to fruition.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The enjoyment derived from a possession.

  2. The fulfillment of something worked for.

More examples

In context

  • Your plans will never come to fruition unless you make them more realistic.

  • After six years of hard work, the engineers had brought the project to fruition.

  • […] to weare our ſelues & neuer reſt, Untill we reach the ripeſt fruites of all, That perfect bliſſe and ſole felicitie, The ſweet fruition of an earthly crowne.

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Origin

noun

From Latin fruitiō (“enjoyment”). By surface analysis, fruit + -ion.