harvest

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhaːvɪst/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑr.vɪ̆st/

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Noun

Singular harvest

Plural harvests

1. (uncountable) Harvest is the time that you bring the crops in from the fields.

   We had an early harvest this year because of all the sun.

2. (uncountable) Harvest is the act of bring the crops in from the fields.

   Our grain harvest went really well this year.

3. (countable) A harvest is the crops that you bring in at the end of a growing season.

   Western Canada has had the biggest wheat harvest in 20 years.

Verb

Plain form harvest

Third-person singular harvests

Past tense harvested

Past participle harvested

Present participle harvesting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you harvest something, you collect it after growing it.

   The rice looks like it's ready to harvest.

   We harvested these grapes from our own vines.