harvest
The process of gathering the ripened cropThe process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
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» When will you harvest your wheat?
Wann wirst du deinen Weizen ernten? — Manfredo
Когда вы будете убирать пшеницу? — Selena777
Коли в вас жнива? — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
The constant rain made the harvest a nightmare this year.
Ernte
жа́тваžátva, страда́stradá, убо́ркаubórka
жнива́žnyvá, жаття́žattjá, жнива́žnyvá
the gathering of a ripened crop
(countable, uncountable)The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous.
Ernte
урожа́йurožáj, жа́тваžátva
урожа́йurožáj, врожа́йvrožáj
(broadly, countable, uncountable)The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
The surveillance mission yielded a healthy harvest of intel.
Ertrag
урожа́йurožáj
(countable, uncountable)The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
the season for gathering crops
(UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable)The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
Harvest is usually very damp and rainy.
(countable, uncountable)A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.
Examples
252 sentencesWhen will you harvest your wheat?
Коли в вас жнива? — aandrusiak
ruКогда вы будете убирать пшеницу? — Selena777
deWann wirst du deinen Weizen ernten? — Manfredo
We had a bad harvest last year.
Торік у нас був неврожай. — Ahha
ruВ прошлом году у нас был неурожай. — marafon
There has been a good apple harvest this year.
Цього року урожай яблук був гарний. — ascolto
ruВ этом году был хороший урожай яблок. — heccele
deEs hat eine gute Apfelernte dieses Jahr gegeben. — mayok
The apple harvest will soon come.
We all helped with the harvest.
ruМы все помогли с уборкой урожая. — venticello
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; AugFrom Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-.
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Forms
plural: harvestsSynonyms
7 synonyms- the season for gathering crops:harvest time
- the gathering of a ripened crop:harvestingharvest home
- the yield from plants in a single growing season:crop
Word family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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