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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishharvest,hervest, fromOld Englishhærfest(autumn, harvest-time; August), fromProto-West Germanic*harbist, fromProto-Germanic*harbistaz(harvest-time, autumn, fall), from*harbaz, fromProto-Indo-European*kerp-.

Cognates

Cognate with SyltNorth FrisianHārefst,West Frisianhjerst,Dutchherfst,GermanHerbst, datedGerman Low GermanHarvst,Danish andNorwegian Bokmålhøst,Norwegian Nynorskhaust; further withLatincarpere(to seize),Ancient Greekκαρπός(karpós,fruit),κείρω(keírō,to cut off).

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Noun

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harvest (countable anduncountable,pluralharvests)

  1. (agriculture) The process of gathering the ripenedcrop;harvesting.
    The constant rain made theharvest a nightmare this year.
  2. Theyield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
    This year's cottonharvest was great but the cornharvest was disastrous.
    • 1907 January,Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, inThe Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen,→OCLC:
      Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for theharvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
    • 1911,Jack London,The Whale Tooth:
      The frizzle-headed man-eaters were loath to leave their fleshpots so long as theharvest of human carcases was plentiful. Sometimes, when theharvest was too plentiful, they imposed on the missionaries by letting the word slip out that on such a day there would be a killing and a barbecue.
    • c.1598–1600 (date written),William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene v]:
      To glean the broken ears after the man / That the mainharvest reaps.
  3. (by extension) Theproduct orresult of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
    The surveillance mission yielded a healthyharvest of intel.
  4. The season ofgathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gatheringgrain.
  5. (UK, dialectal) The thirdseason of the year;autumn;fall.
    Harvest is usually very damp and rainy.
  6. (paganism) A modernpagan ceremony held on or around theautumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

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Derived terms

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Translations

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autumn, fallseeautumn
process of gathering the ripened crop
yield of harvesting
product or result of any exertion
season of gathering the ripened crop
pagan ceremony
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Verb

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harvest (third-person singular simple presentharvests,present participleharvesting,simple past and past participleharvested)

  1. (transitive) Tobring in a harvest;reap;glean.
    Weharvested the apples in September already.
  2. (transitive) To take a living organism as part of a managed process to gather food or resources, often with the intention of maintaining a healthy population.
    An efficient rifle or shotgun canharvest a deer for venison.
  3. (intransitive) To be occupied bringing in a harvest.
    We're going toharvest day and night, because the weather is about to turn sour.
  4. (transitive) Towin,achieve again.
    The rising starharvested well-deserved acclaim, even an Oscar under 21.

Derived terms

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Translations

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to bring in a harvest; reap
to be occupied bringing in a harvest
to win, achieve a gain

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