fruit

noun
UK: /fruːt/
US: /fruːt/

  1. The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.

    1. I like to eat fruit every day to stay healthy. [ ] [ ]
    2. The market sells fresh fruit and vegetables from local farms. [ ] [ ]

  2. The product or result of an action, work, or thought.

    1. The project was the fruit of many years of hard work. [ ] [ ]
    2. After much debate, the new policy finally bore fruit with positive results. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

yield result harvest outcome produce
fruit intransitive-verb

  1. To produce fruit.

    1. This tree fruits every summer. [ ] [ ]
    2. Some apple trees fruit early, while others take longer to mature. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "fruit" in English means: The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food., The product or result of an action, work, or thought..

The phonetic transcription of "fruit" is /fruːt/ in British English and /fruːt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "fruit": yield, result, harvest, outcome, produce.

Example usage of "fruit": "I like to eat fruit every day to stay healthy.". More examples on the page.