English Dictionary
Definition of “harvest”
harvest (ˈhɑːvɪst
)
Definitions
noun
- the gathering of a ripened crop
- the crop itself or the yield from it in a single growing season
- the season for gathering crops
- the product of an effort, action, etc ⇒
a harvest of love
verb
- to gather or reap (a ripened crop) from (the place where it has been growing)
- (tr) to receive or reap (benefits, consequences, etc)
- (tr) mainly US to remove (an organ) from the body for transplantation
Alternative Forms
ˈharvesting noun ˈharvestless adjective Word Origin
Old English hærfest; related to Old Norse harfr harrow, Old High German herbist autumn, Latin carpere to pluck, Greek karpos fruit, Sanskrit krpāna shears
Translations
- British English:
harvest
The harvest is the gathering of a crop.There were about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest.ˈhɑːvɪst NOUN There were about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest.
- Spanish:
siega
nf
- French:
récolte
nf
- German:
Ernte
nf
- Chinese: 收获 n
- Arabic: حَصَاد n
- Portuguese: colheita nf
- Russian: урожай nm
- Croatian: žetva nf
- Czech: sklizeň nf
- Danish: høst nutr
- Dutch: oogst nm
- Finnish: sadonkorjuu n
- Greek: συγκομιδή nf
- Italian: raccolto nf
- Japanese: 収穫 n
- Korean: 수확 n
- Norwegian: innhøsting nm
- Polish: żniwa npl
- Brazilian Portuguese: colheita nf
- European Spanish:
siega
nf
- Swedish: skörd nutr
- Thai: การเก็บเกี่ยว n
- Turkish: hasat n
- Vietnamese: vụ thu hoạch n
- British English:
harvest
When you harvest a crop, you gather it in.Many farmers are refusing to harvest the cane.ˈhɑːvɪst VERB Many farmers are refusing to harvest the cane.
- Spanish:
segar
v
- French:
récolter
vt
- German:
ernten
v
- Chinese: 收割 v
- Arabic: يَحْصِدُ vt
- Portuguese: colher v
- Russian: собирать урожай v
- Croatian: žeti v
- Czech: sklidit v sklízet
- Danish: høste v
- Dutch: oogsten v
- Finnish: korjata sato v
- Greek: δρέπω v
- Italian: raccogliere v
- Japanese: 収穫する v
- Korean: 수확하다 v
- Norwegian: høste v
- Polish: zebrać plony v zbierać plony
- Brazilian Portuguese: colher v
- European Spanish:
segar
v
- Swedish: skörda v
- Thai: เก็บเกี่ยว v
- Turkish: hasat kaldırmak v
- Vietnamese: thu hoạch v
Usage examples
A new harvest of driftwood had been thrown along the beach.
Sillitoe, Alan, The Open Door (1989)This would end the need to destroy embryos to harvest the cells for new medical treatments.
New Scientist (2003)Their other two girls, who will help with this fall's harvest , have no intention of staying on the farm.
Globe and Mail (2003)A: In 1949 a Mosel producer in Germany harvested frozen grapes and was puzzled by the high harvest sugar levels.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Beyond the damp wheat stood a haystack, reminding him that Grace had died between haymaking and the harvest a year before.
Bernard Cornwell, SHARPE'S PREY (2002)
