Definition of fruit - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
botanicalpart of a plant that contains seeds and is edible
- Apples and oranges are types of fruit.
2.
metaphoricalresult or consequence of an action
- She enjoyed the fruits of her labor.
3.
- Some older texts use fruit as an insult for a gay man.
Verb
1.
figurativeintr. yield resultsintr.
- The team's efforts fruited in a successful project..
2.
cultivationtr. Rare make a plant form its edible seed-bearing partstr. Rare
- Farmers fruit the trees using special techniques.
Images of fruit
part of a plant that contains seeds and is edible
Expressions with fruit
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produce fruit as a plant
The apple tree will bear fruit in the summer.
something desired but not allowed
The allure of the forbidden fruit was too strong to resist..
easily obtained gains or results
The team focused on the low-hanging fruit first.
result of hard work or effort
The book is the fruit of years of research.
results gained from hard work or effort
The promotion was the fruit of her labour.
result or reward from hard work
The promotion was the fruit of her labor.
results gained from hard work or effort
The promotion was the fruit of her labour.
benefits received from achieving a goal
They enjoyed the fruit of victory after the project succeeded.
reward gained from hard work
Enjoy the fruit of your endeavors after years of dedication.
things forbidden seem more appealing and desirable
He knew he shouldn't, but the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest.
something not allowed seems more attractive
He wanted to try it because forbidden fruit is sweet.
expresses that forbidden things seem more appealing and desirable
Forbidden fruit is the sweetest, so avoid temptation.
natural produce grown from the soil
Farmers gathered the fruit of the earth for the market.
collection of different fruits
He brought a bag of fruit to the picnic.
fruit preserved by treatment with sugar syrup and dried
Candied fruit is often used in fruitcakes.
tropical fruit with sweet flesh and scaly skin
She enjoyed a fresh dragon fruit for breakfast.
fruit from which most water content has been removed
She added dried fruit to her morning oatmeal..
sweet block of dried fruit, handy for fast nutrition
She packed a fruit bar for the hike.
tropical bat that eats fruit
The fruit bat hung from the tree, munching on a mango.
arrangement of fruits resembling a flower bouquet
She received a fruit bouquet for her birthday.
bowl used for keeping or displaying fruit
She put apples in the fruit bowl on the table.
sweet bread with pieces of fruit
He enjoyed a slice of fruit bread for breakfast.
drink made by crushing fruits
She enjoyed a refreshing fruit crush on a hot day.
mixture of fruits in a cup
She enjoyed a fruit cup after dinner.
Origin of fruit
Latin, fructus (enjoyment)
Terms with fruit included in their meaning
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food
round edible fruit from a common temperate orchard tree
food
round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin
fruits
elongated yellow fruit with sweet soft flesh
food
sweet spread made from fruit and sugar
fruit
yellow citrus fruit with sour taste
fruit
round sweet citrus fruit with a tough skin
fruit
red or yellowish fruit with a juicy pulp, used as a vegetable
fruit-bearing
tree that produces apples
fruit
small round fruit used for eating or making wine
food
large sweet fruit with smooth skin and juicy flesh
food
large round fruit with sweet juicy flesh
fruit
large juicy fruit with a hard rind
fruit
sweet fruit with a rounded bottom and narrowing top
fruits
large fruit with green rind and red flesh
fruit
central part of certain fruits containing seeds
fruit
green citrus fruit smaller than a lemon
plant
hard-shelled fruit of certain plants
produce
sweet, crunchy capsicum fruit used as a vegetable
harvest
remove fruit or vegetables from a plant
food
large round orange fruit with thick skin
food
outer layer of a fruit or vegetable
vegetable
edible fruit of squash plants
fruit seed
hard central part of some fruits
fruit
crisp juicy fruit from northeastern Asia
Examples of fruit in a sentence
The market sells a variety of fresh fruit. The fruit of their collaboration was a groundbreaking discovery. He faced the bitter fruit of his past decisions. He called the actor a fruit, which offended everyone. That magazine used fruit as a cheap slur. Her hard work fruited in a promotion.
The research finally fruited after years of effort. They learned how to fruit the vines effectively. Gardeners often fruit the plants in spring.
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- French:fruit, fructifier, ...
- German:Frucht, Früchte tragen, ...
- Italian:frutto, portare frutti, ...
- Spanish:fruta, dar fruto, ...
- Portuguese:fruta, frutificar, ...
- Chinese:水果, 取得成果, ...
- Japanese:果物, 成果を上げる, ...
- Arabic:ثمرة, أَثْمَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:פְּרִי, לְהָנִיב, ...
- Russian:фрукт, приносить плоды, ...
- Ukrainian:фрукт, давати результати, ...
- Hindi:फल, परिणाम देना, ...
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