What does harvest mean?
Definitions for harvest
ˈhɑr vɪsthar·vest
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word harvest.
Princeton's WordNet
crop, harvestnoun
the yield from plants in a single growing season
harvestnoun
the consequence of an effort or activity
"they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
harvest, harvesting, harvest homenoun
the gathering of a ripened crop
harvest, harvest timeverb
the season for gathering crops
reap, harvest, gleanverb
gather, as of natural products
"harvest the grapes"
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
harvestnoun
The process of harvesting, gathering the ripened crop.
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
harvestnoun
The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.
harvestnoun
A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.
harvestverb
To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
harvestverb
To be occupied bringing in a harvest
Harvesting is a stressing, thirsty occupation
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HARVESTnoun
Etymology: hærfest, Saxon.
As it ebbs, the seedsman
Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain,
And shortly comes to harvest. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.With harvest work he is worse than he was in the Spring. Roger L'Estrange.
From Ireland come I with my strength,
And reap the harvest which that rascal sow’d. William Shakespeare, H. VI.When the father is too fondly kind,
Such seed he sows, such harvest shall he find. Dryden.Let these small cotts and hills suffice:
Let us the harvest of our labour eat;
’Tis labour makes the coarsest diet sweet. John Dryden, Juven.
Wikipedia
Harvest
Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labor-intensive activity of the growing season. On large mechanized farms, harvesting uses the most expensive and sophisticated farm machinery, such as the combine harvester. Process automation has increased the efficiency of both the seeding and harvesting processes. Specialized harvesting equipment utilizing conveyor belts to mimic gentle gripping and mass-transport replaces the manual task of removing each seedling by hand. The term "harvesting" in general usage may include immediate postharvest handling, including cleaning, sorting, packing, and cooling. The completion of harvesting marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and the social importance of this event makes it the focus of seasonal celebrations such as harvest festivals, found in many religions.
ChatGPT
harvest
Harvest is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields or the yield obtained at the end of a growing season. It can also refer to the result or product of any effort or activity.
Webster Dictionary
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
Harvestnoun
that which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath//ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit
Harvestnoun
the product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward
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.]
Wikidata
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
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
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HARVEST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harvest is ranked #58481 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Harvest surname appeared 347 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Harvest.
66.2% or 230 total occurrences were Black.
21.6% or 75 total occurrences were White.
4.6% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
4.3% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
3.1% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'harvest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4564
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'harvest' in Nouns Frequency: #2871
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of harvest in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of harvest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of harvest in a Sentence
We had three very dry months and high temperatures and frosts. It rained across all Ukraine, which improved the situation a bit, but of course we will not match the record harvest this year.
An important share of the harvest has been lost. It's too early to give a percentage estimate, but in any case it's a tragedy for the winegrowers who have been hit.
It certainly has increased the probabilities of us having an early harvest, which after the quality issues last year are on everybody's mind.
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
It is not because the touch of genius has roused genius to production, but because the admiration of genius has made talent ambitious, that the harvest is still so abundant.
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Translations for harvest
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- حَصَدَ, حِصَادArabic
- sklízet, sklizeňCzech
- cynheafWelsh
- høstDanish
- ernten, ErnteGerman
- θερισμός, τρυγώ, αποκομίζω, θερίζω, σοδειά, καρπός, συγκομιδή, θέρος, τρύγοςGreek
- rikoltaĵo, rikoltoEsperanto
- cosecha, cosecharSpanish
- uztaBasque
- دستاورد, برداشت, محصول, درودنPersian
- sadonkorjuuaika, korjata, sato, sadonkorjuujuhla, sadonkorjuu, tuotosFinnish
- récolte, moisson, moissonner, récolter, recueillirFrench
- fómharIrish
- buainScottish Gaelic
- फ़सलHindi
- arat, szüretelHungarian
- հունձ, [[բերքը]] [[հավաքել]], բերք, հնձելArmenian
- panenIndonesian
- raccolto, messe, mietere, festa del raccolto, mietitura, raccogliere, fruttoItalian
- קצירHebrew
- 収穫Japanese
- მოსავლის აღება, მომკაGeorgian
- ಸುಗ್ಗಿಯKannada
- 수확, 수확하다Korean
- reditus, messis, metō, dēmetōLatin
- RekoltLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ražaLatvian
- kotinga, hauhakengaMāori
- oogst, oogsten, gewin, winnen, behalen, oogstfeest, binnenhalen, opbrengstDutch
- høsting, høste, avlingNorwegian
- żniwa, zbieraćPolish
- colher, messe, segar, colheitaPortuguese
- aymurayQuechua
- recoltă, strânsură, cules, secera, seceriș, rod, strânge, culegeRomanian
- [[убира́ть]] [[урожа́й]], урожа́й, убо́рка, жа́тва, [[собира́ть]] [[урожа́й]], страда́, сборRussian
- žetvaSerbo-Croatian
- skörd, skördefest, skördaSwedish
- அறுவடைTamil
- పంట, దిగుబడిTelugu
- เกี่ยวThai
- aniTagalog
- hasat, hasıla, rekolteTurkish
- mùa màngVietnamese
- klopön, hodiklopot, klopam, pötetiklopot, klop, klopot, greniklopotVolapük
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