Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,734,387,698 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

harvest
(redirected from harvests)

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
har·vest  (härvst)
n.
1. The act or process of gathering a crop.
2.
a. The crop that ripens or is gathered in a season.
b. The amount or measure of the crop gathered in a season.
c. The time or season of such gathering.
3. The result or consequence of an activity.
v. har·vest·ed, har·vest·ing, har·vests
v.tr.
1.
a. To gather (a crop).
b. To take or kill (fish or deer, for example) for food, sport, or population control.
c. To extract from a culture or a living or recently deceased body, especially for transplantation: harvested bone marrow.
2. To gather a crop from.
3. To receive (the benefits or consequences of an action). See Synonyms at reap.
v.intr.
To gather a crop.

[Middle English, from Old English hærfest; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]

harvest·a·ble adj.
harvest·a·bili·ty n.

harvest [ˈhɑːvɪst]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the gathering of a ripened crop
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the crop itself or the yield from it in a single growing season
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the season for gathering crops
4. the product of an effort, action, etc. a harvest of love
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to gather or reap (a ripened crop) from (the place where it has been growing)
2. (tr) to receive or reap (benefits, consequences, etc.)
3. (Medicine / Surgery) (tr) Chiefly US to remove (an organ) from the body for transplantation
[Old English hærfest; related to Old Norse harfr harrow, Old High German herbist autumn, Latin carpere to pluck, Greek karpos fruit, Sanskrit krpāna shears]
harvesting  n
harvestless  adj

Harvest one season’s yield of any natural product.
Examples: harvest of bark, 1880; of captives, 1613; of grouse, 1881; of hate; of honey, 1697; of mice, 1607; of perpetual peace, 1594; of souls.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harvestharvest - the yield from plants in a single growing season
yield, output - production of a certain amount
fruitage - the yield of fruit; "a tree highly recommended for its fruitage"
2.harvest - the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
3.harvest - the gathering of a ripened crop
gather, gathering - the act of gathering something
haying - the harvesting of hay
4.harvest - the season for gathering crops
farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
time of year, season - one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
Verb1.harvest - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain"
gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
2.harvest - 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"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

harvest
noun
1. harvesting, picking, gathering, collecting, reaping, harvest-time 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest
2. crop, yield, year's growth, produce a bumper potato harvest
verb
1. gather, pick, collect, bring in, pluck, reap Many farmers are refusing to harvest the sugar cane.
2. collect, get, gain, earn, obtain, acquire, accumulate, garner, amass In his new career he has blossomed and harvested many awards.
Translations
harvest [ˈhɑːvɪst]
A. N
1. (= act) [of cereals] → siega f; [of fruit, vegetables] → cosecha f, recolección f; [of grapes] → vendimia f
2. (= product) → cosecha f
3. (fig) → cosecha f
B. VT
1. (Agr) [+ cereals] → cosechar; [+ fruit, vegetables] → cosechar, recolectar; [+ grapes] → vendimiar
2. (fig) → cosechar
C. VIcosechar, segar
D. CPD harvest festival Nfiesta f de la cosecha
harvest home N (= festival) → fiesta f de la cosecha; (= season) → cosecha f
harvest moon Nluna f llena
harvest time Ncosecha f, siega f

harvest [ˈhɑːrvɪst]
n [corn] → moisson f; [rice] → récolte f; [fruit] → récolte f; [grapes] → vendange f
a poor harvest → une mauvaise récolte
vt [+ corn] → moissonner; [+ fruit] → récolter; [+ grapes] → vendanger
modif
at harvest time → pendant la moisson

harvest
nErnte f; (of wines, berries also)Lese f; (of the sea)Ausbeute f, → Ertrag m; (fig)Frucht f, → Ertrag m; the harvest of ideasdie Ausbeute an Ideen; a bumper potato harvesteine Rekordkartoffelernte; to reap the harvest of something (= benefit)die Früchte einer Sache (gen)ernten; (= suffer)die Konsequenzen einer Sache (gen)tragen
vt (= reap: also fig) → ernten; vines alsolesen; trees, timberschlagen; fishfangen; (= bring in)einbringen
viernten

harvest:
harvest festival
nErntedankfest nt
harvest fly
n (Zool) → Zikade f
harvest home
n (→ Einbringen ntder) → Ernte f; (= festival)Erntedankfest nt
harvest moon
nHerbstmond m, heller Vollmond im September
harvest time
nErntezeit f

harvest [ˈhɑːvɪst]
1. n (of crop) → raccolto; (of grapes) → vendemmia
2. vt (gen) → fare il raccolto di, raccogliere; (grain) → mietere; (grapes) → vendemmiare
3. vi (on farm) → fare il raccolto, mietere; (in vineyard) → vendemmiare

harvest [ˈhɑːvɪst]
1. n (of crop) → raccolto; (of grapes) → vendemmia
2. vt (gen) → fare il raccolto di, raccogliere; (grain) → mietere; (grapes) → vendemmiare
3. vi (on farm) → fare il raccolto, mietere; (in vineyard) → vendemmiare

harvest
n harvest [ˈhaːvist]
the gathering in of ripened crops the rice harvest. oes, opbrengs موسِم الحَصاد ،حَصاد жътва sklizeň høst die Ernte θερισμός,τρύγος,συγκομιδή,σοδειά cosecha viljakoristus, saak خرمن sadonkorjuu récolte קָצִיר फसल žetva, berbaa aratás; szüret panen uppskera raccolto 収穫 수확 derlius pļauja; ražas novākšana penuaian oogst innhøsting, onn, avling żniwa colheita recoltă урожай zber, žatva žetev žetva skörd การเก็บเกี่ยว hasat, ekin biçme 收穫 жнива; збирання врожаю کھیتی کاٹنے سمیٹنے کا عمل việc thu hoạch
v
to gather in (crops etc) We harvested the apples yesterday. oes, insamel يَجْني الثِّمار او الغلَّه прибирам sklízet høste ernten θερίζω,τρυγώ,μαζεύω cosechar vilja koristama دروكردن korjata récolter לִקצוֹר फसल कटाई žeti, ubirati plodove arat; szüretel menuai uppskera raccogliere 収穫する 수확하다 nuimti (derlių) novākt ražu memetik oogsten høste (inn) zebrać colher a recolta собирать урожай zberať úrodu pospraviti pridelek žnjeti skörda เก็บเกี่ยว biçmek, hasat etmek 收穫 збирати врожай کھیتی کاٹنا سمیٹنا thu hoạch; gặt hái
n harvester
a person or machine that harvests corn. plukker, insamelaar, snymasjien حَصّادَه، آلة الحَصاد жътвар žací stroj; sklízeč; kombajn høstarbejder; selvbinder der/die Schnitter(in) θεριστική μηχανή segador viljakoristaja, niiduk خرمن جمع کن leikkuupuimuri moissonneur/-euse קוֹמבַּיִין फसल काटने की मशीन žetelac, žetelica (ljudi i stroj) arató(gép) pemanen kornskurðarvél mietitore, mietitrice 刈取り機 수확자(기) pjovėjas, javapjovė ražas novācējs; kombains pemetik oogster onnearbeider, skurtresker żniwiarz, żniwiarka ceifeiro(a) secerător; combină сборщик урожая; комбайн kosec; kombajn žanjec; žetveni stroj žetelac skördeman, -maskin เครื่องมือเก็บเกี่ยว; ผู้เก็บเกี่ยว biçerdöğer 收割機/者 жнець; жатка فصل کاٹنے والا آدمی người thu hoạch; máy gặt (者)

harvest حصاد, يحصد sklidit, sklizeň høst, høste Ernte, ernten δρέπω, συγκομιδή segar, siega korjata sato, sadonkorjuu récolte, récolter žeti, žetva raccogliere, raccolto 収穫, 収穫する 수확, 수확하다 oogst, oogsten høste, innhøsting zebrać plony, żniwa colheita, colher собирать урожай, урожай skörd, skörda เก็บเกี่ยว, การเก็บเกี่ยว hasat, hasat kaldırmak thu hoạch, vụ thu hoạch 收割, 收获


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.