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noun ADJ. abundant, bumper, good, large, rich We've had a bumper harvest of apples this year. (figurative) She returned from the conference with a rich harvest of knowledge. | bad, disastrous, poor a series of poor harvests in the 1830s | cereal, corn, grain, potato, wheat, etc. VERB + HARVEST bring in, gather (in), get in, reap They were busy getting the harvest in. (figurative) We are now reaping the harvest of our hard work last year. HARVEST + VERB fail The strawberry harvest failed because of the drought. HARVEST + NOUN time | feast, festival PREP. after (the) ~ Potatoes are normally sprayed after harvest. | during (the) ~ During harvest they work from dawn to dusk. | ~ of a good harvest of potatoes
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harvest
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + harvest
good
• The late frosts ended hopes of a good harvest that year.
poor/bad
(= with few crops )
• A series of poor harvests plunged them into debt.
a bumper harvest
(= a very good harvest )
• Plum growers are expecting a bumper harvest this year.
the grain/potato/corn etc harvest
• This year's grain harvest is expected to be well over 85 million tons.
harvest + NOUN
harvest time
• He hired extra workers to help at harvest time.
the harvest season
• Orchard farmers are busiest during the September and October harvest season.
verbs
bring in/gather in the harvest
( also get in the harvest ) (= collect the crops from the fields )
• They were working late into the night to get the harvest in.
the harvest fails
(= there are no crops or only poor crops )
• The potato harvest failed that year.
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