harvest

🇺🇸 /ˈhɑːrvɪst/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhɑːvɪst/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
noun
C1

the time when crops are gathered from farms

Farmers work hard during the harvest to gather all the crops.

R

the crops that are gathered

The apple harvest was very large this year.

verb
C1

to gather crops or catch animals for food

We will harvest the wheat when it is ready.

R

to collect cells or tissue from the body for medical use

Doctors can harvest cells for medical treatments.

translation

n. the time when crops are gathered from farms; the crops that are gathered
v. to gather crops or catch animals for food; to collect cells or tissue from the body for medical use

Word Forms

Plural harvests
Progressive harvesting
Past harvested
Perfect harvested
3rd Present harvests