Definitions for harvest
ˈhɑr vɪsthar·vest

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. crop, harvestnoun

   the yield from plants in a single growing season

2. harvestnoun

   the consequence of an effort or activity

   "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"

3. harvest, harvesting, harvest homenoun

   the gathering of a ripened crop

4. harvest, harvest timeverb

   the season for gathering crops

5. reap, harvest, gleanverb

   gather, as of natural products

   "harvest the grapes"

6. harvestverb

   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"

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. harvestnoun

   The process of harvesting, gathering the ripened crop.

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

2. harvestnoun

   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

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

3. harvestnoun

   The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.

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

4. harvestnoun

   A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

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

5. harvestverb

   To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.

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

6. harvestverb

   To be occupied bringing in a harvest

   Harvesting is a stressing, thirsty occupation

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

7. harvestverb

   To win, achieve a gain.

   The rising star harvested well-deserved acclaim, even an Oscar under 21

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Harvestnoun

   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

   Etymology: [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. hrfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]

2. Harvestnoun

   that which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath//ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit

   Etymology: [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. hrfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]

3. Harvestnoun

   the product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward

   Etymology: [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. hrfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]

4. Harvestverb

   to reap or gather, as any crop

   Etymology: [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. hrfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Harvest

   Harvest is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. The harvest marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and social importance of this event makes it the focus of seasonal celebrations such as a harvest festival, found in many religions. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labor-intensive activity of the growing season. On large, mechanized farms, harvesting utilizes the most expensive and sophisticated farm machinery, like the combine harvester. Harvesting in general usage includes an immediate post-harvest handling, all of the actions taken immediately after removing the crop—cooling, sorting, cleaning, packing—up to the point of further on-farm processing, or shipping to the wholesale or consumer market.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Harvest

   här′vest, n. the time of gathering in the ripened crops: the crops gathered in: fruits: the product of any labour: consequences.—v.t. to reap and gather in.—ns. Har′vest-bug, -louse, -tick, a mite or tick of minute size, abundant late in summer, and very troublesome to people with delicate skins; Har′vester, a reaper in harvests; Har′vest-feast, the feast made at the ingathering of harvest; Har′vest-field, a field where a harvest is or has been; Har′vest-fly, in U.S. the popular name for a species of cicada; Har′vest-home, the bringing home of the harvest: the feast held at the bringing home of the harvest; Har′vest-lord, the head-reaper at the harvest; Har′vest-man (B.), a labourer in harvest; Har′vest-moon, the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, rising nearly at the same hour for several days; Har′vest-mouse, a very small species of mouse, building its nest in the stalks of growing corn; Har′vest-queen, an image of Ceres, the queen or goddess of fruits, in ancient times carried about on the last day of harvest. [A.S. hærfest; Ger. herbst, Dut. herfst.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. harvest

   To collect a crop, form of energy or form of natural resource.

   The fruit and crops were harvested easily and efficiently.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'harvest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4564

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'harvest' in Nouns Frequency: #2871

How to pronounce harvest?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harvest in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harvest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of harvest in a Sentence

1. Nicole Meier:

   [Eating] wild game is something that is so deeply rooted in Vermont and really in the U.S., the more that we can sustainably harvest, the better off we will be.

2. Ellen G. White:

   Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.

3. Jonas Samuelson:

   We still have a lot to harvest from phase one, and we will also get big benefits in terms of productivity that we haven't had before.

4. Goethe:

   A day of fortune is like a harvest-day, we must be busy when the corn is ripe.

5. Florent Beda:

   The winds are really strong. They can make flowers and cherelles fall from the trees and reduce the harvest, if everything goes well, there will be more harvesting in May and June and the mid-crop won't stop until September.

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