harvest

IPA: hˈɑrvʌst

noun

  • (agriculture) The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
  • The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
  • (by extension) The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
  • The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
  • (UK, dialectal) The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
  • (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

verb

  • (transitive) To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
  • (transitive, euphemistic) To kill for meat, slaughter.
  • (intransitive) To be occupied bringing in a harvest.
  • (transitive) To win, achieve a gain.
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Examples of "harvest" in Sentences

  • Sustainability of the harvest is the only issue for me.
  • Sure the harvest is the goal but not the total reason we go hunting.
  • The term harvest comes from the Anglo-Saxon word haerfest, which means autumn.
  • The bonding of souls during the harvest is a gift that can only be known by experience ...
  • Grape prices have risen, the harvest is at hand, and there is still much infrastructure in need of repair.
  • The grain harvest is now over, very generally, and cattle are seen feeding among the stubble on many farms.

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