harvest
gb/hˈɑɹvɪst/ us/hˈɑɹvɪst/
B1
English
~ 6500
betakarítás, termés, betakarít, arat, szüretel, kinyer, begyűjt, kivesz, következmény, örökség
NOUN
B1
1
betakarítás
B1
Usage pattern:
during (the) harvest; at harvest time
Many extra workers are hired during the harvest to help in the fields.
A betakarítás idején sok idénymunkást vesznek fel, hogy segítsenek a földeken.
The village holds a big celebration at harvest time every year.
A falu minden évben nagy ünnepséget rendez a betakarítás idején.
Rain ruined much of the wheat during the harvest last autumn.
We visited the region in the middle of the grape harvest.
Modern machines have made the harvest much faster and easier.
Learner examples
Farmers are very busy during the harvest.
A gazdák nagyon elfoglaltak a betakarítás idején.
We went to the farm at harvest time.
A betakarítás idején mentünk el a gazdaságba.
The harvest starts in September in this area.
They need more people to help with the harvest.
The town has a party to celebrate the harvest.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use *harvest* when they mean *crops*, saying things like "The harvest is growing well." Use *crops* or the specific plant instead (e.g. "The rice is growing well"), and *harvest* for the time and activity of collecting them.
Meaning
the season and work of gathering crops
Collocations
during the harvest
|at harvest time
|harvest season
|the grape harvest
|coffee harvest
Synonyms
harvesting (Focuses more on the process or action, while 'harvest' often refers to both the time and the activity.)
Antonyms
sowing (Refers to planting seeds, which is the opposite stage in the farming cycle from gathering crops at harvest.)
Themes
food
|nature
|work
|rural_life
|food_drink
Definition
The part of the year when farmers pick crops from the fields, and the work of doing this.
The time of year and the activity when ripe crops are gathered from the fields.
NOUN
B1
2
termés
B1
Usage pattern:
a/an [adjective] harvest; harvest of [crop]
Heavy spring rains led to a poor harvest this year.
A heves tavaszi esők miatt idén gyenge lett a termés.
The farmers are hoping for a bumper harvest of corn.
A gazdák bőséges kukoricatermésben reménykednek.
Last year’s rice harvest was the largest in a decade.
A bad wheat harvest pushed up bread prices across the country.
The coffee harvest provides most of the region’s income.
Learner examples
The farmers had a good harvest this year.
A gazdáknak jó termésük volt idén.
A bad harvest can make food prices go up.
A rossz termés miatt emelkedhetnek az élelmiszerárak.
We hope for a big rice harvest.
Last year the apple harvest was very small.
The coffee harvest is important for this village.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse *harvest* with *harvesting* and say "The harvesting was big." Use *harvest* for the amount ("The harvest was big") and *harvesting* for the activity ("The harvesting took two weeks").
Meaning
amount of crops collected
Collocations
good harvest
|poor harvest
|bumper harvest
|record harvest
|grain harvest
Synonyms
yield (More technical and often used in agricultural or economic contexts to talk about measured production.)
Antonyms
crop failure (Describes a situation where the crops do not grow or cannot be collected, the opposite of having a successful harvest.)
Themes
food
|nature
|economy
|food_drink
Definition
All the crops that farmers take from the fields in one season.
The total quantity of crops gathered from fields in one season.
VERB
B1
3
Usage pattern:
to harvest [crop]; harvest [something] by [method]
Farmers usually harvest the wheat in late summer.
A gazdák általában nyár végén aratják a búzát.
They hired extra workers to help harvest the grapes by hand.
További munkásokat vettek fel, hogy segítsenek kézzel szüretelni a szőlőt.
The rice is harvested with large machines now.
If we don’t harvest the apples soon, they will spoil on the trees.
Local families come together each year to harvest the olives.
Learner examples
They harvest the corn in October.
Októberben takarítják be a kukoricát.
Workers harvest the apples from the trees.
A munkások leszedik az almát a fákról.
The farmer will harvest the rice next week.
People used to harvest crops by hand.
We watched them harvest the grapes.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes say "cut" or "pick" for all crops (e.g. "They cut the rice"). While those can be correct, *harvest* is the general verb for taking many crops from the field, especially as a planned activity.
Meaning
to gather crops from fields
Collocations
harvest crops
|harvest wheat
|harvest the grapes
|harvest by hand
|mechanically harvest
Synonyms
reap (Often more literary or traditional; strongly associated with cutting grain crops.)
Antonyms
plant (Refers to putting seeds or young plants in the ground, the opposite stage from harvesting them when they are mature.)
Themes
food
|nature
|work
|rural_life
|food_drink
Definition
To take crops from the field when they are ready to eat or sell.
To gather ripe crops from the fields when they are ready.
VERB
B2
4
Usage pattern:
to harvest [data/cells/organs/energy] from [source]
The company was accused of illegally harvesting users’ personal data.
A céget azzal vádolták, hogy jogellenesen gyűjtötte be a felhasználók személyes adatait.
Doctors will harvest stem cells from the patient’s blood before the treatment.
Az orvosok a kezelés előtt őssejteket nyernek ki a beteg véréből.
Researchers are trying to harvest energy from ocean waves.
The surgeon explained how they would harvest a vein from his leg for the bypass operation.
The app quietly harvests information about how you use your phone.
Learner examples
The website harvests a lot of user data.
A weboldal rengeteg felhasználói adatot gyűjt be.
Doctors harvest organs from donors to help sick people.
Az orvosok szervdonoroktól vesznek ki szerveket, hogy beteg embereken segítsenek.
Scientists can harvest stem cells from blood.
The new system harvests solar energy from the roof.
The company harvested email addresses from many websites.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes think *harvest* can be used for any kind of small, casual collection (e.g. "I harvested some emails from my friends"). In modern English, this sense usually suggests large-scale, systematic, or technical collection, often in medical or digital contexts.
Meaning
to collect data, cells, organs, etc.
Collocations
harvest data
|harvest organs
|harvest stem cells
|harvest energy
|harvest information
Synonyms
collect (More general and everyday; *harvest* suggests a planned, often large-scale or technical collection for use.)
Antonyms
delete (For information, deleting removes data, which is the opposite of gathering or storing it by harvesting.)
Themes
technology
|medicine
|science
|business
Definition
To carefully take or collect things like information, cells, or organs so they can be used later.
To collect something such as data, cells, organs, or energy from a source so that it can be used.
NOUN
C1
LITERARY
5
következmény
B1
örökség
B2
Usage pattern:
a harvest of [abstract noun]
The civil war left behind a grim harvest of hatred and mistrust.
A polgárháború a gyűlölet és a bizalmatlanság komor örökségét hagyta maga után.
Years of corruption produced a bitter harvest of poverty and unrest.
Az évekig tartó korrupció keserű következményeket szült: szegénységet és nyugtalanságot.
The road accident figures show a tragic harvest of young lives lost.
His long research career has yielded a rich harvest of new discoveries.
The storm’s sudden floods brought a deadly harvest of disease.
Learner examples
The war brought a grim harvest of death and fear.
A háború a halál és a félelem komor örökségét hagyta maga után.
Their bad choices gave them a bitter harvest of problems.
Rossz döntéseik sok keserű következménnyel, rengeteg problémával jártak.
The project produced a rich harvest of new ideas.
The disease left a tragic harvest of broken families.
Years of pollution created a dark harvest of health problems.
Common mistake:
Learners may try to use this sense in everyday situations where it sounds too literary, for example "Our team had a harvest of goals" in casual speech. In normal conversation, *a lot of* or *many* is more natural; this use of *harvest* fits news, literature, or formal writing.
Meaning
the results produced by actions
Collocations
a grim harvest
|a bitter harvest
|a tragic harvest
|a bloody harvest
|a rich harvest of
Synonyms
outcome (More neutral and general; *harvest* is more literary and often suggests many results, especially serious or negative ones.)
Antonyms
lack (A *harvest* suggests many results; a *lack* suggests that such results are missing or absent.)
Themes
society
|war
|metaphor
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Many results that come from what happened before, often bad results like deaths or problems.
A large number of results or consequences produced by previous actions, often negative or serious.
Grammar
Dictionary form
harvest
IPA
GB/hˈɑɹvɪst/
US/hˈɑɹvɪst/
Syllables & stress
har - vest (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (har)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: harvest
- Plural: harvest, harvests
Verb
- Base: harvest
- 3rd Person Singular: harvests
- Present Participle: harvesting
- Past: harvested
Word family
Forms
harvests
noun
harvesting
verb
harvested
verb
Core family
harvester
noun
Advanced or less common
harvestable
adjective
Expressions
a harvest of [something]
1/ə hˈɑɹvɪst əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
literary
many results from certain actions
A large number of results that come from what people did before, often bad results like deaths or problems.
Examples
- The earthquake left a terrible harvest of injuries and homelessness.
- His policies produced a harvest of anger among young voters.
bring in the harvest
1/bɹˈɪŋ ˈɪn ðə hˈɑɹvɪst/
fixed phrase
finish collecting the season’s crops
To finish taking all the crops from the fields for that season.
Examples
- Every autumn the whole village helps to bring in the harvest.
- If the rains come early, it will be hard to bring in the harvest on time.
harvest festival
1/hˈɑɹvɪst fˈɛstɪvəl/
fixed phrase
celebration of the year’s crops
A special event to thank and celebrate when the year’s crops have been collected.
Examples
- The school holds a harvest festival every October.
- People brought fruit and vegetables from their gardens to the harvest festival.
harvest moon
1/hˈɑɹvɪst mˈun/
fixed phrase
literary
full moon closest to autumn
The full moon that comes closest to the beginning of autumn.
Examples
- The harvest moon lit up the fields late into the night.
- Under the bright harvest moon, the farmers worked until midnight.
harvest time
1/hˈɑɹvɪst tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
the period when crops are gathered
The part of the year when farmers take crops from the fields.
Examples
- Visitors are welcome on the farm at harvest time.
- At harvest time the normally quiet town becomes very busy.
bumper harvest
1/bˈʌmpɚ hˈɑɹvɪst/
fixed phrase
very large crop harvest
A time when farmers collect much more food from the fields than normal.
Examples
- Good weather and new farming methods led to a bumper harvest this year.
- The region enjoyed a bumper harvest after a rainy spring.
- The region is celebrating a bumper harvest of wheat.
- Experts predict a bumper harvest of rice this season.
- A bumper harvest has driven grain prices down.