HARVEST


Meaning of HARVEST in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ abundant ( esp. AmE ), bountiful , bumper , good , large , rich

We've had a bumper ~ of apples this year.

She returned from the conference with a rich ~ of knowledge. ( figurative )

▪ bad , disastrous , poor

a series of poor ~s in the 1830s

▪ cereal , corn , grain , potato , wheat , etc.

▪ final

VERB + HARVEST

▪ bring in , gather , gather in , get in , reap

They were busy getting the ~ in.

We are now reaping the ~ of our hard work last year. ( figurative )

HARVEST + VERB

▪ fail

The strawberry ~ failed because of the drought.

HARVEST + NOUN

▪ season ( esp. AmE ), time

▪ festival

PREPOSITION

▪ after (the) ~

Potatoes are normally sprayed after ~.

▪ during ~ , during the ~

Potatoes often sustain damage during ~.

During the ~ they work from dawn to dusk.

▪ ~ of

a good ~ of potatoes

II.

verb

Harvest is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ barley , ↑ coconut , ↑ corn , ↑ crop , ↑ grape , ↑ hay , ↑ oats , ↑ organ , ↑ rice , ↑ timber , ↑ wheat

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