HARVEST


Meaning of HARVEST in English

I. har ‧ vest 1 /ˈhɑːvəst, ˈhɑːvɪst $ ˈhɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: hærfest ]

1 . [uncountable and countable] the time when crops are gathered from the fields, or the act of gathering them

at harvest/at harvest time

every year at harvest time

wheat/rice/grape etc harvest

It rained for the potato harvest.

2 . [countable] the crops that have been gathered, or the amount and quality of the crops gathered

good/bumper harvest (=a lot of crops)

Plum growers are expecting a bumper harvest this year.

poor/bad harvest (=few crops)

3 . reap a harvest to get good or bad results from your actions:

The company is now reaping the harvest of careful planning.

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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + harvest

▪ good

The late frosts ended hopes of a good harvest that year.

▪ poor/bad (=with few crops)

A series of poor harvests plunged them into debt.

▪ a bumper harvest (=a very good harvest)

Plum growers are expecting a bumper harvest this year.

▪ the grain/potato/corn etc harvest

This year's grain harvest is expected to be well over 85 million tons.

■ harvest + NOUN

▪ harvest time

He hired extra workers to help at harvest time.

▪ the harvest season

Orchard farmers are busiest during the September and October harvest season.

■ verbs

▪ bring in/gather in the harvest ( also get in the harvest ) (=collect the crops from the fields)

They were working late into the night to get the harvest in.

▪ the harvest fails (=there are no crops or only poor crops)

The potato harvest failed that year.

II. harvest 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]

to gather crops from the fields

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