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    harvest
    /ˈhɑːvɪst/

    noun

    • 1. the process or period of gathering in crops: "farmers work longer hours during the harvest" Similar gathering in of the cropsharvestingharvest timeharvest home

    verb

    • 1. gather (a crop) as a harvest: "after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings" Similar gather ingatherbring intake in

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  2. to take or collect a useful substance, for example water or a chemical element, from somewhere so that it can be used: Hydrogen and oxygen could be harvested from the frozen water reserves. We use harvested rainwater for most of our cooking. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. harvest verb (BODY PARTS) [ T ]

  3. Learn the noun and verb meanings of harvest, as well as its synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use harvest in a sentence and explore related phrases and articles.

  4. the extraction of an organ or tissue from a body for the purpose of transplant or scientific research: The new method could improve the harvest of stem cells from umbilical cord blood. the result or consequence of any act, process, or event: The journey yielded a harvest of wonderful memories.

  5. Learn the meaning of harvest as a noun and a verb, with synonyms and pronunciation. Find out how to use harvest in different contexts, such as crops, data, or fish.

  6. Harvest is the time of year when crops are gathered, or the crops themselves. Learn how to use harvest in sentences, idioms and collocations with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  7. As a noun, harvest means the time of year when crops are ripe and ready to be gathered. The picked crop is also called a harvest: a bumper crop is a plentiful harvest, and a poor harvest is when things didn’t grow as well as expected. As a verb, to harvest something is to gather, trap, or cull it.

  8. Harvest is the act or process of gathering a crop, the crop itself, or the result or consequence of an action. Learn the synonyms, usage, and origin of harvest from various dictionaries and sources.