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bear fruit

bear fruit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bair froot]
    • /bɛər frut/
    • /beə(r) fruːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bair froot]
    • /bɛər frut/

Definitions of bear fruit words

  • transitive verb+noun bear fruit plant: produce fruit 1
  • transitive verb+noun bear fruit idea: succeed 1
  • verb bear fruit To succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task. 0
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Parts of speech for Bear fruit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bear fruit popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bear fruit

verb bear fruit

  • prosper — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
  • blossom — Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit.
  • sprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
  • germinate — to begin to grow or develop.
  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
All 64 Synonyms of bear fruit

Antonyms for bear fruit

verb bear fruit

  • shrivel — shrink, dry up
  • wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
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