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to harvest
01
to cut and collect a crop
Transitive: to harvest a crop
Examples
The farmers harvest wheat in late summer when the grains are fully ripe.
02
to catch fish or other animals for consumption
Intransitive
Transitive: to harvest animals
Examples
They harvest the fish from the lake each summer.
03
to extract cells, tissues, or organs from a person or animal for medical or research purposes
Transitive: to harvest a tissue or organ
Examples
The surgeons harvested bone marrow from the donor for the transplant.
04
to gather resources so one can use them later
Transitive: to harvest a resource
Examples
He harvested rainwater during the monsoon season to use in the dry months.
Harvest
01
the amount of produce gathered from crops during one growing season
Examples
The wheat harvest this year exceeded expectations.
02
the act or process of gathering a ripened crop from the fields
Examples
The harvest took place over two weeks in September.
03
the season or period during which crops are collected from the fields
Examples
The harvest season in this region lasts from August to October.
04
the result produced by a particular endeavor or period of work
Examples
Her years of archival research bore a rich harvest of previously unknown letters.
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