1 har·vest
Pronounced:
/ˈhɑɚvəst/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural har·vestsMeaning:
[count] 1 : the season when crops are gathered from the fields or the activity of gathering crops ▪ The beginning of the harvest varies from year to year. ▪ It is time for the harvest. ▪ harvest time
2 : the amount of crops that are gathered ▪ They prayed for a bountiful harvest. ▪ We had enormous harvests of corn this year. ; also : the amount of a natural product gathered in a single season ▪ the salmon/timber harvest —sometimes used figuratively ▪ The government will reap a bitter harvest of discontent [=many people will be extremely unhappy and angry] if it fails to meet the people's needs.
2 : the amount of crops that are gathered ▪ They prayed for a bountiful harvest. ▪ We had enormous harvests of corn this year. ; also : the amount of a natural product gathered in a single season ▪ the salmon/timber harvest —sometimes used figuratively ▪ The government will reap a bitter harvest of discontent [=many people will be extremely unhappy and angry] if it fails to meet the people's needs.