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harvesting

har·vest
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahr-vist]
    • /ˈhɑr vɪst/
    • /ˈhɑː.vɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-vist]
    • /ˈhɑr vɪst/

Definitions of harvesting word

  • noun harvesting Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops. 1
  • noun harvesting the season when ripened crops are gathered. 1
  • noun harvesting a crop or yield of one growing season. See Synonym Study at crop. 1
  • noun harvesting a supply of anything gathered at maturity and stored: a harvest of wheat. 1
  • noun harvesting the result or consequence of any act, process, or event: The journey yielded a harvest of wonderful memories. 1
  • verb with object harvesting to gather (a crop or the like); reap. 1

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Origin of harvesting

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English hærfest; cognate with German Herbst “autumn”; akin to harrow1

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Parts of speech for Harvesting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

harvesting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

harvesting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for harvesting

noun harvesting

  • harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
  • accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
  • collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
  • reaping — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
  • gathering — a drawing together; contraction.

Top questions with harvesting

  • what does harvesting mean?
  • when is harvesting season?

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