Definitions for Harvestˈhɑr vɪst

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

har•vestˈhɑr vɪst

(n.)Also, har′vest•ing. the gathering of crops.
Category: Agriculture
the season when ripened crops are gathered.
Category: Agriculture
a crop or yield of one growing season.
Category: Agriculture
a supply of anything gathered at maturity and stored:
a harvest of wheat.
the result or consequence of any act, process, or event:
a harvest of memories.
(v.t.)to gather (a crop or the like); reap.
Category: Agriculture
to gather the crop from:
to harvest the fields.
Category: Agriculture
to gain, win, etc. (a prize, product, etc.).
to catch or take for use:
to harvest salmon from the river.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to gather a crop; reap.

Origin of harvest:

bef. 950; ME; OE hærfest, c. OHG herbist, ON haust; akin to harrow1

har`vest•a•bil′i•ty(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

crop, harvest(noun)
the yield from plants in a single growing season
harvest(noun)
the consequence of an effort or activity
"they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
harvest, harvesting, harvest home(noun)
the gathering of a ripened crop
harvest, harvest time(verb)
the season for gathering crops
reap, harvest, glean(verb)
gather, as of natural products
"harvest the grapes"
harvest(verb)
remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
"The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

harvest(noun)ˈɑɑrvəst
the activity of collecting a crop, or the time when this happens
the time when the harvest begins
harvestˈɑɑrvəst
the amount collected when a crop is harvested
a good harvest
harvest(verb)ˈɑɑrvəst
to collect a crop

Wiktionary

harvest(Noun)
The process of harvesting, gathering the ripened crop.
harvest(Noun)
The yield of harvesting, i.e. the gathered, cut ... fruits of horti- or agri-culture (usually a food - or industrial crop)
This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest disastrous
harvest(Noun)
The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.
harvest(Noun)
A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.
harvest(Verb)
To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
harvest(Verb)
To be occupied bringing in a harvest
Harvesting is a stressing, thirsty occupation
harvest(Verb)
To win, achieve a gain.
The rising star harvested well-deserved acclaim, even an Oscar under 21

Origin: hervest, from hærfest; cognate with Middle Saxon/Low German hervest(Saxon/Low German harvst), Latin carpere 'to seize', Greek καρπός and κείρω.

Webster Dictionary

Harvest(noun)
the gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn
Harvest(noun)
that which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath//ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit
Harvest(noun)
the product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward
Harvest(verb)
to reap or gather, as any crop