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noun

ˈhär-vəst How to pronounce harvest (audio)
Definition of harvestnext
as in crop
the quantity of an animal or vegetable product gathered at the end of a season we can thank the bountiful harvest of 1621 for our traditional feast of turkey and all the trimmings every November

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verb

as in to pick
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use harvest salmon from nearby rivers every year we harvest corn from our own garden

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Recent Examples of harvest
Noun
Explore a fresh new way to embrace this year’s tomato harvest. — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026 Jesse earned his master’s degree at University of California at Davis, trained with Aaron Pott and Benoit Touquette, and worked harvests in Sonoma and Argentina. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Gurung people of Nepal’s Gandaki Province have harvested this honey safely for centuries. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Between 1960 and 1989, the Forest Service, without fail, harvested 9 to 12 billion board feet of timber a year. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for harvest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harvest
  1. crop
  2. pick
  3. gather
  4. fish
  5. reap
Noun
  • Just as many were making decisions about their crops, fertilizer prices soared, peaking in April at 44% higher than before the war, according to the World Bank’s price index.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Conventional fungicides like chlorothalonil (Daconil) and others are labeled for specific crops and diseases.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of crop
Verb
  • Allergists recommend bypassing diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and instead, picking your favorite nonsedating antihistamine pill, like fexofenadine (Allegra), loratadine (Claritin) or cetirizine (Zyrtec), according to the World Allergy Organization.
    — Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • For some Donalds supporters, like 56-year-old Cushing from Aventura, the choice to pick a Cuban American as lieutenant governor did signal a bigger change in the Republican Party and was worth highlighting.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of pick
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  • The feeds then went to the pets as the houseguests were set to gather at the dining room table time machine.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • King’s eyes gather the world’s hodgepodge, and her hand records with a sensitivity that can come only from fondness.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • John Kalander, now 87, remembers fishing with Lahti in his youth, slowly getting to know him over the seasons.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Some officials argue that would let Iceland keep control of its waters, since no EU country has fished there for decades.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of fish
Verb
  • Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that inevitably come with full membership.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of reap

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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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