harvest
[ hahr-vist ]
/ ˈhɑr vɪst /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to gather a crop; reap.
Origin of harvest
before 950; Middle English; Old English
hærfest; cognate with German
Herbst “autumn”; akin to
harrow1
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harvest
/ (ˈhɑːvɪst) /
noun
the gathering of a ripened crop
the crop itself or the yield from it in a single growing season
the season for gathering crops
the product of an effort, action, etc
a harvest of love
verb
Derived forms of harvest
harvesting, noun harvestless, adjectiveWord Origin for harvest
Old English
hærfest; related to Old Norse
harfr harrow, Old High German
herbist autumn, Latin
carpere to pluck, Greek
karpos fruit, Sanskrit
krpāna shears