harvest

CEFRB1

/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The gathering of crops from fields.

  2. 02

    verb

    To gather crops from fields.

Examples

  • In the fall we harvest our summer crops.

  • Some day you will have to reap the harvest of your own sowing.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhaːvəst/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

  3. The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.

More examples

In context

  • The nuts are ready to harvest in September.

  • The constant rain made the harvest a nightmare this year.

  • The surveillance mission yielded a healthy harvest of intel.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates Cognate with Sylt North Frisian Hārefst, West Frisian hjerst, Dutch herfst, German Herbst, dated German Low German Harvst, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høst, Norwegian Nynorsk haust; further with Latin carpere (“to seize”), Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”), κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”).