harvest

Definitions


[ˈhɑːvɪst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the process or period of gathering in crops
(e.g: farmers work longer hours during the harvest)


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Origin:
Old English hærfest ‘autumn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere ‘pluck’ and Greek karpos ‘fruit’


[ˈhɑːvɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- gather (a crop) as a harvest
(e.g: after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings)


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Origin:
Old English hærfest ‘autumn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere ‘pluck’ and Greek karpos ‘fruit’




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