harvest

Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

The English word “harvest” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

verb

To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
To take a living organism as part of a managed process to gather food or resources, often with the intention of maintaining a healthy population.
To take (an organ) from an organ donor.
To be occupied bringing in a harvest.
To win, achieve a gain.

Etymology

From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates Cognate with Sylt North Frisian Hārefst, West Frisian hjerst, Dutch herfst, German Herbst, dated German Low German Harvst, Danish and Norwegian…

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