harvest
- 01 B1 Intermediate
n.the time of year when grain, fruit, or vegetables are ready to be cut and brought in from the fields.
n.the process or season of gathering ripened crops from the field.
Simple“The farmers worked late into the night to finish the wheat harvest before the rain started.”
In context“The community traditionally celebrates the end of the harvest with a festival, marking the successful collection of the year's primary food supply.”
Usageoften used with 'the' to refer to the specific season
- 02 B1 Intermediate
n.the total amount of crops that are gathered.
n.the quantity of a crop that is harvested; the yield.
Simple“After a very dry summer, the grape harvest was much smaller than usual.”
In context“Agricultural experts predicted a record-breaking corn harvest due to the ideal combination of early spring rains and a warm summer.”
Usagecan be countable or uncountable
- 03 C1 Advanced
n.the result or reward of your hard work or actions.
n.the product or consequence of any exertion or course of action.
Simple“After years of studying, she finally reaped the harvest of her hard work.”
In context“The diplomat warned that the current aggressive policies would eventually yield a bitter harvest of resentment and international isolation.”
Usageoften used in a metaphorical sense
Synonyms - 04 B1 Intermediate
v.to cut and collect a crop when it is ready.
v.to gather a crop as a harvest; to reap.
Simple“They usually harvest the apples in late September.”
In context“Modern machinery allows large-scale farms to harvest hundreds of acres of grain in a fraction of the time it once took by hand.”
Usagetakes a direct object
- 05 C1 Advanced
v.to collect something useful, like information or body organs, to use them later.
v.to remove or extract biological tissue or data for transplantation or analysis.
Simple“The company was criticized for trying to harvest personal data from its users.”
In context“The surgical team worked quickly to harvest the donor organs so they could be transported to the waiting recipients.”
Usagecommonly used in medical or computing contexts