fruit1 nounfruit2 verb
fruitfruit1 /fruːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural fruit or fruits) 
WORD ORIGINfruit1
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French, Latin fructus, from frui ‘to enjoy, have the use of’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Jack grows a variety of fruits and vegetables in the garden.
- We usually eat fresh fruit after dinner.
- As for this year's event the fruits of its endeavours may not be fairly assessed in the short term.
- As the deficit developed, it enabled the fruits of that revolution to seem greater to consumers than they really were.
- As they toured the country showing the fruits of seismic tomography, they fanned the flames of interest in this new technique.
- Pomiculture - the cultivation of fruit.
- The seasons of history cause the flowers and the fruit to fall, but the tree remains.
- Then it was usually delicatessen, a filled roll or some cheese or fruit, anything that could be gobbled up quickly.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something has the result that you want it to have
if something that you plan to do or try to do succeeds , you get the result that you hoped for: · Both sides could make these talks succeed by seeking a real and lasting peace.· As long as the financial crisis continues, economic reform cannot possibly succeed.succeed in doing something: · None of the measures taken by the government have succeeded in reducing the spread of violent crime.
if something that you plan to do or try to do is successful you get the result that you hoped for: · If the treatment is successful, she could be back at school next month.· a small but successful program to boost the number of African-Americans getting into collegehighly successful (=very successful): · It was a highly successful campaign.the most successful: · This has been Baltimore's most successful art show ever.so successful (. . . that): · The case of Thailand illustrates why family planning programs have been so successful in many countries. prove successful (=be successful): · The scheme was started in January 2000, and has proved largely successful.
if a plan or method works , it produces the result that you want: · "I can't open this jar." "Try putting it under hot water. That sometimes works."· I think your treatment worked Arnie, my headache's gone.· The recipe works just as well if you cook the fish in a microwave.
if something goes well , such as a meeting, party, or performance, everything happens in the way you wanted and there are no problems: · Ray met my parents for the first time this weekend, and it went really well.· The audition was OK, but it could have gone better I suppose.· Most people seem to think the party went well.go well for: · Good luck with the project, and I hope everything goes well for you.
if a plan, method etc has some success , it is fairly successful: · The early warning system has had some success; for example Pacific coast residents get four hours notice of a potential earthquake.· Only in the late 1990s did efforts to reduce sectarian violence have some success.
if something comes out right or turns out right , it succeeds in the end when it had seemed as though it would fail: · People enjoy romantic fiction because it offers a reassurance that things will always come out right.· Just when it looks as though everything will turn out right, tragedy strikes and Jenny dies of a fatal illness.come out right in the end: · She's scared she'll fail her exams, but I think everything'll come out right in the end.
if something that you arrange such as a party or trip comes off , it happens successfully even though there are problems in arranging it: · We had hoped to organize a trip to the theatre tonight, but it didn't come off.· Good try Tim. Shame it didn't quite come off.
if hard work, effort, a risk etc pays off , it has a successful result at a later time: · I think if you show a bit more consideration for other road users, you'll find it pays off.· We put a lot of hard work into local initiatives, and that's really starting to pay off now.
if a plan, idea, or action bears fruit , it has the successful result that it was intended to have, especially after a long period of time: · The campaign for debt relief will not bear fruit for another two or three years. · I hope you feel your involvement has been worthwhile and has borne fruit.
a meeting, discussion etc that is fruitful is successful, useful, and produces good results: · So far, the investigation has not been very fruitful.· This was one of the most fruitful debates of the conference.· If the talks prove fruitful, the working groups will start bargaining in May.
WORD SETSabalone, nounacetic acid, nounadditive, nounaftertaste, nounà la carte, adjectiveal dente, adjectivealfresco, adjectiveambrosia, nounangelica, nounaniseed, nounantipasto, nounappetizer, nounarrowroot, nounbad, adjectivebaker, nounbaking powder, nounbaking soda, nounbanana split, nounbanger, nounbanquet, nounbanqueting hall, nounbarbie, nounbarley, nounbasil, nounbass, nounbatch, nounbay leaf, nounBBQ, nounbean, nounbean curd, nounbeansprout, nounbeef, nounbeefburger, nounbeefsteak, nounbeet, nounbell pepper, nounberry, nounbetel, nounbetel nut, nounbicarbonate of soda, nounbilberry, nounbill of fare, nounbinge, nounbinge, verbbistro, nounblackberry, nounblack-eyed bean, nounblack pepper, nounblack pudding, nounblend, verbblend, nounblueberry, nounboard, nounbolt, verbbone, verbbon vivant, nounbony, adjectivebox lunch, nounbramble, nounbran, nounbrandy butter, nounbrasserie, nounbrawn, nounbreakfast, nounbrisket, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounbroth, nounbrown rice, nounbrunch, nounbubble gum, nounbuckwheat, nounbuffet, nounbun, nounbus, verbbusboy, nounbutcher, nounbutcher, verbbutchery, nounbuttercream, nounbutty, nouncafé, nouncafeteria, nouncaff, nouncaffeine, nouncake, nouncan, verbcandy, nouncanned, adjectivecapon, nouncapsicum, nouncaraway, nouncarbohydrate, nouncare package, nouncarvery, nouncassava, nouncater, verbcaterer, nouncatering, nouncatsup, nouncatwalk, nouncayenne pepper, nouncereal, nouncheese, nounchef, nouncherry tomato, nounchickpea, nounchilli, nounChinese, nounchip shop, nounchives, nounchocolate, nounchocolatey, adjectiveChristmas dinner, nounchuck steak, nouncitric acid, nouncitron, nounclotted cream, nounclub sandwich, nouncob, nouncobbler, nouncocoa, nouncocoa bean, nouncoconut milk, nouncoffee house, nouncoffee shop, nouncold cuts, nouncold storage, nouncold store, nouncommissary, nounconcentrate, nouncondensed milk, nouncondiment, nouncone, nounconfection, nounconfectioner, nounconfectioner's sugar, nounconfectionery, nounconserve, nouncontent, nouncontinental breakfast, nounconvenience food, nouncook-chill, adjectivecooker, nouncookie, nouncooking, nouncooking oil, nouncorn bread, nouncorn chip, nouncorncob, nouncorned beef, nouncornet, nouncornflakes, nouncornflour, nouncornmeal, nouncorn on the cob, nouncorn pone, nouncornstarch, nouncorn syrup, nouncottage cheese, nouncotton candy, nouncourgette, nouncourse, nouncover charge, nouncrab, nouncrab apple, nouncracker, nouncrackling, nouncranberry, nouncrayfish, nouncream, nouncream cheese, nouncream cracker, nouncreamer, nouncreamy, adjectivecress, nouncrisp, nouncrisp, adjectivecrispbread, nouncrispy, adjectivecroissant, nouncroquette, nouncrouton, nouncrumb, nouncrumpet, nouncrunchy, adjectivecrust, nouncrusty, adjectivecrystallized, adjectivecucumber, nouncud, nouncuisine, nouncupcake, nouncurd, nouncurdle, verbcurrant, nouncustard, nouncut, nouncutlet, noundainty, nounDanish pastry, noundate, noundefrost, verbdelicacy, noundemerara sugar, noundesiccated, adjectivedevilled, adjectivedevour, verbdiabetic, adjectivedigest, verbdigestible, adjectivedill, noundill pickle, noundine, verbdiner, noundining car, noundinner, noundinner dance, noundinner party, noundinner theater, noundinnertime, noundissolve, verbdoggy bag, noundoily, noundollop, noundough, noundown, verbdrain, verbdredge, verbdried, adjectivedried fruit, noundripping, noundrumstick, noundry goods, noundunk, verbEaster egg, nouneat, verbeatery, nouneating apple, nouneats, nounEccles cake, nounéclair, nounEdam, nounedible, adjectiveeel, nounegg, nouneggplant, nounegg roll, nounelevenses, nounendive, nounEnglish breakfast, nounEnglish muffin, nounentrée, nounepicure, nounescalope, nounevaporated milk, nounfast food, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfeta cheese, nounfig, nounfilbert, nounfillet, verbfilling, adjectivefilling, nounfilo, nounflounder, nounfloury, adjectiveflyblown, adjectivefoil, nounfoodstuff, nounforage, nounfork, verbfortify, verbfreeze-dried, adjectiveFrench bean, nounFrench bread, nounFrench dressing, nounFrench fry, nounFrench loaf, nounFrench stick, nounfries, nounfromage frais, nounfrozen, adjectivefruit, nounfudge, nounfull-fat, adjectivegaram masala, noungarlic, noungarnish, noungarnish, verbgastronomic, adjectivegastronomy, noungel, verbginger, nounglass, nounglassware, noungolden raisin, noungoody, noungourmand, noungrain, nounGranary, adjectivegranulated, adjectivegreasy, adjectivegreasy spoon, noungreen, adjectivegrill, noungristle, noungrocer, nounground, adjectiveground beef, noungrub, noungruel, nounguava, noungum, noungumball, noungumbo, noungumdrop, nounhalal, adjectivehalibut, nounham, nounhamburger, nounhaunch, nounhead table, nounhealth food, nounheart, nounhearty, adjectiveheat, nounherb, nounhigh tea, nounhome economics, nounhot dish, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveiceman, nounindigestible, adjectiveindigestion, nouninedible, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveingest, verbinn, nouninsipid, adjectiveintake, nounirradiate, verbjellied, adjectivejoint, nounjuice, nounjuicy, adjectivejunk, nounjunk food, nounknuckle, nounkosher, adjectivelaxative, nounlean, adjectiveleavings, nounleg, nounlight, adjectiveliquorice, nounlive, adjectiveloaf, nounlocker, nounloin, nounlotus, nounlukewarm, adjectivelump, nounlunch, nounlunch, verblunchbox, nounlunch break, nounluncheon, nounlunch hour, nounlunchroom, nounlunchtime, nounluscious, adjectivemace, nounMadeira cake, nounmain course, nounmaitre d', nounmaize, nounmandarin, nounmandarin orange, nounmangetout, nounmango, nounmaple syrup, nounmargarine, nounmarge, nounmarmalade, nounmarrow, nounmarshmallow, nounMason jar, nounmasticate, verbmature, adjectivemature, verbmeal, nounmealie, nounmealtime, nounmealy, adjectivemeat, nounmeat-packing, nounmeaty, adjectivemellow, adjectivementhol, nounmentholated, adjectivemenu, nounmess, nounmess, verbmess hall, nounmilk chocolate, nounmillet, nounmince, nounmint, nounmocha, nounmolasses, nounmoreish, adjectivemorsel, nounmouldy, adjectivemouth, nounmouthful, nounMSG, nounmunch, verbmung bean, nounmush, nounmushroom, nounmustard, nounnibble, verbnibble, nounnosh, nounnourish, verbnourishment, nounnugget, nounnut, nounnutcracker, nounnutshell, nounnutty, adjectiveoatmeal, nounoats, nounoffal, nounokra, nounon, prepositiononion, nounorder, nounoregano, nounorganic, adjectiveoverindulge, verboxtail, nounpackaging, nounpacker, nounpap, nounparcel, nounpaste, nounpastille, nounpastry, nounpatisserie, nounpearl barley, nounpectin, nounpeel, verbpeel, nounpepper, nounpepper, verbpeppercorn, nounpeppermint, nounperishable, adjectivepetit four, nounpiccalilli, nounpicnic, nounpicnic, verbpie, nounpilaff, nounpilau, nounpimento, nounpinto bean, nounpit, nounpizza parlor, nounpizzeria, nounplain chocolate, nounplain flour, nounploughman's lunch, nounpoor boy, nounpork, nounpork pie, nounpork rinds, nounporridge, nounporterhouse steak, nounportion, nounpostprandial, adjectivepotato, nounpotato crisp, nounpotted, adjectivepoultry, nounpraline, nounprawn, nounprepacked, adjectivepreservative, nounpreserve, verbpreserve, nounpretzel, nounprovision, verbprune, nounpuff pastry, nounpumpernickel, nounpumpkin, nounpuree, verbquince, nounQuorn, nounrabbit, nounrancid, adjectiverare, adjectiveravenous, adjectiveraw, adjectivered meat, nounreheat, verbrennet, nounrepast, nounreplete, adjectiverestaurant, nounrestaurant car, nounrestaurateur, nounrib, nounrice, nounrigatoni, nounrind, nounripe, adjectiveroadhouse, nounrock, nounroe, nounroll, nounroot vegetable, nounrose hip, nounrusk, nounrutabaga, nounsaccharin, nounsalad cream, nounsalad dressing, nounsalami, nounsalmon, nounsalsa, nounsalt, verbsalt, adjectivesalty, adjectivesandwich, nounsardine, nounsassafras, nounsatisfying, adjectivesatsuma, nounsauerkraut, nounsausage, nounscallion, nounscampi, nounscone, nounscoop, nounScotch broth, nounscratchings, nounseafood, nounseasoned, adjectiveseed, verbsemolina, nounservery, nounservice charge, nounserving, nounset, adjectiveshallot, nounshellfish, nounsherbet, nounshish kebab, nounshortbread, nounshortcake, nounshortcrust pastry, nounshoulder, nounshrimp cocktail, nounside order, nounsillabub, nounsimnel cake, nounsingle cream, nounsirloin, nounsitting, nounskimmed milk, nounskin, nounskin, verbslaw, nounslice, nounsliced bread, nounsloe, nounsloppy joe, nounsmorgasbord, nounsnack bar, nounsnow pea, nounsoda fountain, nounsodium chloride, nounsoft fruit, nounsorghum, nounsoul food, nounsour, adjectivesour, verbsourdough, nounsoya, nounsoya bean, nounspearmint, nounspinach, nounsponge, nounsponge cake, nounsponge pudding, nounspoon, verbspoonful, nounspotted dick, nounspread, nounspring onion, nounspring roll, nounsprout, nounspud, nounsquash, nounsquid, nounstaple, nounstarfruit, nounstarter, nounsteak, nounsteakhouse, nounsteak tartare, nounstew, nounstick, nounStilton, nounstir-fry, verbstodge, nounstone-ground, adjectivestrawberry, nounstring bean, nounstringy, adjectivestrudel, nounsub, nounsucrose, nounsuet, nounsugar, nounsugar, verbsugar-coated, adjectivesugar cube, nounsugar lump, nounsugary, adjectivesultana, nounsun-dried, adjectivesup, verbsupper, nounsustenance, nounswallow, verbswallow, nounswede, nounsweetcorn, nounsweetened condensed milk, nounsweetener, nounsweetmeat, nounsweet pepper, nounsweet potato, nounsyrup, nounsyrupy, adjectivetable d'hôte, nountaco, nountaffy, nountainted, adjectivetakeaway, nountakeout, nountangerine, nountapas, nountapioca, nountaramasalata, nountariff, nountart, nountartare sauce, nountaste, verbtasteless, adjectivetaster, nountasting, nountater, nountattie, nounT-bone steak, nountea, nounteacake, nountender, adjectivetin, nountinned, adjectivetitbit, nountoffee apple, nountofu, nountomato, nountongue, nountop, nountopping, nountop round, nountopside, nountop table, nountortilla, nountough, adjectivetransport cafe, nountreacle, nountrifle, nountripe, nountrotter, nountruck stop, nountruffle, nountub, nountuna, nounturkey, nounTurkish delight, nounturnip, nounturnover, nountutti frutti, nounTV dinner, nounTVP, noununadulterated, adjectiveunleavened, adjectiveunpalatable, adjectivevacuum-packed, adjectivevanilla, nounveal, nounvegan, nounvegetable, nounvegetarian, nounvegetarianism, nounveggie, nounvenison, nounvictual, verbvictuals, nounvoracious, adjectivevoucher, nounwaiter, nounwaitress, nounwalnut, noun-ware, suffixwarmed-over, adjectivewedge, nounwell, nounwell-done, adjectivewell-fed, adjectivewet fish, nounwheat, nounwhite, nounwhite flour, nounwhite pepper, nounwhite sauce, nounwholefood, nounwholemeal, adjectivewhole wheat, adjectivewiener, nounwild rice, nounwishbone, nounwrap, nounyeast extract, nounyoghurt, nounyogurt, nounyolk, nounyule log, nounyummy, adjectivezucchini, nounzwieback, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit. fruit and vegetables a glass of fruit juice a large garden with fruit trees I’m looking forward to retirement and having time to enjoy the fruits of my labour (=the results of my hard work).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The beans are fresh from the garden. apple growers There’s a good antiques market here on Sundays.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit. fruit and vegetables a glass of fruit juice a large garden with fruit trees I’m looking forward to retirement and having time to enjoy the fruits of my labour (=the results of my hard work). (=containing fruits)· He had a fruit basket sent up to her hotel room.
(=for serving salad etc)· There are some apples in the fruit bowl if you want one.
(=one with dried fruit in it)· Fruit cakes keep for quite a long time.
· He lives on a fruit farm and helps to pick apples.
(=something that you should not have, but that you want) Forbidden fruit is always more attractive.
Forbidden fruit is always more attractive. The beans are fresh from the garden. apple growers There’s a good antiques market here on Sundays.· Economically sensitive goods such as citrus fruits, grapes, raisins and wine will face new tariffs.· The first course, Seared Sea Scallop with caramelized cauliflower, citrus fruits and salsify, is a studied plate.· A general order to carry citrus fruit was finally issued in 1795, a year after Lind's death.· The citron has the most beautiful fragrance of all the citrus fruits and its pith is not bitter.· Strange though it may seem, the origin of all the citrus fruits is unclear.· Citric comes from citrus fruits, needless to say.· Evolutionary reconstructions suggest that all the citrus fruits were derived from crosses between four different species.· And why do citrus fruits contain so much?
· As the name suggests, the tomatoes are dried in the sun to make them dehydrated like a dried fruit.· Stir in flour and coconut and mix in dried fruit and chopped cherries.· Carissa, a five-pronged white flower with a dried plum-like fruit attached.· Beat in the mixed dried fruit and milk and turn into the prepared can.· It was a strange supper - tomatoes, potato chips, dried fruit and cake.· Combine the dried fruits and mix with the grated orange and lemon rind.· This way rather a lot of calories can be consumed; the chart gives the number of calories per ounce of dried fruit.
· Many of the exotic fruits may provide a wonderful meal for the traveller, but some contain a deadly poison.· Cube for fruit salad with other exotic fruit.· The first 3O minute tape focuses on 13 exotic fruits, suggesting the listener touch and smell them.· Other exotic fruit trials are being planned.· For most of its nations, the tomato was such an exotic fruit that it deserved a noble title.· Classic New World Chardonnay with vanilla, butter and exotic fruit aromas.· Grape, apple, unsweetened orange, grapefruit, pineapple, or exotic fruit juices may be drunk in moderation.
· She only purchased unpackaged products, which she bore home in her ancient shopping bag. Fresh meat, fruit and veg.· Serve fresh fruit of the season for dessert.· Virtually fat-free yoghurt or fromagefrais, or fresh fruit for dessert.· Standard fare is available: bacon and eggs, toast, fresh fruit ranging from kiwi to papaya and crusty croissants.· Eat plenty of fresh fruit - vitamin C, in particular, helps detoxify the system and promote healthy cell production.· Michele followed her in with steaming bowls of soup, a cheese board, and a selection of fresh fruit.· Cereal, yoghurt, fresh fruit and wholemeal toast will give you lots of get up and go.· Desserts included fresh fruit, delicious fruit flans, cakes, crème caramel and various cheeses.
· This wine is light and fresh with ripe appley fruit.· Start with fresh, ripe fruit, then rinse carefully in cold water and drain well or pat dry with paper towel.· Spoon the ripe passion fruit pulp evenly over the custard.· I glance up from my book to notice the apple tree heavy with ripe fruit.· This wine is fresh and fruity with ripe tropical fruit flavours.· This feature usefully serves other primates, which consume considerable amounts of ripe fruit: rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre.· Success fell into their laps like ripe fruit from a tree.
· In the Perth/Borders area tourism and soft fruit occupied the summer and autumn periods.· It just seemed a pity that Norfolk should have no more appetising soft fruit.· I toddled through the gate and made for the tree because it was studded all over with soft dark fruit.· In summer, the scrubbed slatted shelves inside the fruit house are used as a temporary store for soft fruits.· Then it had been filled again, but this time there were no soft fruits from her native land.· Young and vibrant. Soft round buttery fruit in the mouth, trailing off a little on the finish, Very chardonnay.· September Take cuttings from strong young shoots and root outdoors as for soft fruit.
· Other tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya could be next for the treatment.· Garnish with tropical fruits and sauteed wild mushrooms, if desired.· Zimmermann Graeff's Exotic Buck's Fizz is made with delicious tropical fruit juices including pineapple and passion fruit.· This wine is fresh and fruity with ripe tropical fruit flavours.· It can not get enough high-quality organic tropical fruit.
NOUN· Some species of fruit bat also sip nectar when it is available.· Probably, like the fruit bat Rousettus, they just time the silent interval between each click and its echo.
· Brush the glaze while still hot over a fruit cake, but allow to cool slightly before spreading over a sponge cake.· She then produced an amazing sunken fruit cake from a tin.· A waitress arrived and he ordered a pot of tea and fruit cake for six.· And a slice of fruit cake, please.· Now give me a piece of that fruit cake and stop being silly.· Or maybe the holidays began when Mom bought all the fruit and nuts for the fruit cake she made in November.· I am having trouble with my fruit cakes!
· Worms and fruit flies, too, have had all their units read off.· The drug tests have been done so far only in fruit flies.· A search through their genes reveals a set almost identical to those that help make the wing of a fruit fly.· Then make sure you cover it, because those citrus pieces will attract fruit flies.· Mutation could once be studied only in bacteria or in fruit flies.· And the fruit fly rule holds.· The only problem with the Clivus to date has been an outbreak of fruit flies inside the tank.· Rotting guavas and fruit flies that hover around them are also prevalent on the ridge route.
· So, try wholemeal rather than white bread and fruit juice as opposed to squash.· If you like, include individually wrapped, reduced-fat string cheese for calcium or substitute fruit juice for the dried fruit.· Huge jugs of fruit juice were being pressed on guests, rather than booze.· Serve over ice as is, or dilute to taste with water, fruit juice and / or a dash of rum.· During the day I drink only mineral water, fresh fruit juice, coffee or tea.· There was fruit juice in the refrigerator.· More and more people were able to join the fruit juice, fresh veg and ready-meal eating classes.· The characterizing ingredients of sherbet include fruits and fruit juices.
· They had not mentioned Kiwi fruit, nor the avocado and they definitely hadn't warned him about the pine kernels.· Sliced kiwi fruit may be used to decorate the dessert.· Peel and slice the kiwi fruit.· Nearby is a new little grocery store selling expensive avocados, bottled prawns and kiwi fruit.· The first casualty was the poor Kiwi fruit.· Pile the cottage cheese on to the potatoes and arrange slices of kiwi fruit on top.· Kiwi is now safely back at home enjoying his usual vegetarian diet of oranges, apples and of course kiwi fruit.
· Takings rose 45 percent when the secret aroma was tested on Las Vegas fruit machines.· I play the space games and the fruit machines.· Behind them an old woman is standing, staring constantly at the fruit machine.· The pick axe was left embedded in a fruit machine.· Two raids: Raiders have broken into a Ferryhill community centre and stole cash from a fruit machine and cigarettes.· There was a badly lit hallway with two fruit machines standing on either side like sentries.· There were a couple of yobbo's playing a disc-only fruit machine.
· Add the passion fruit, gelatine and Armagnac or brandy.· Specifically, it is citrus vodka, orange passion fruit liqueur, and a hint of sweet and sour.· Serve either in the little dishes garnished with whipped cream and passion fruit or turn them out into plates.· Dance off that burnt passion fruit tart with fresh mango and prickly pear to get a head start on 2001 resolutions.· Never has a passion fruit tasted sweeter.· Zimmermann Graeff's Exotic Buck's Fizz is made with delicious tropical fruit juices including pineapple and passion fruit.· The most popular include apricot, blackcurrant, cinnamon, lemon and orange, passion fruit, peach and spice.· Serve the purée in a pool around 2 scoops of ready-made sorbet such as passion fruit.
· Leave for 45 mins for a luxury fruit salad.· She decided to make a fruit salad, and sat peeling and chopping as the children ate their tea.· If you use too much colour you can end up with something that looks like a fruit salad.· We then had a bowl of fruit salad, and there was change from the price of a glass of beer.· Cube for fruit salad with other exotic fruit.· There followed a succession of delicious Delhi kebabs rounded off with fruit chaat: a kind of spicy fruit salad.· It precedes a saute of liver and bacon, potato croquettes and fruit salad.· They consumed avocado pears followed by roast lamb followed by a fruit salad and assorted cheeses.
· Pomona - Roman goddess of fruit trees.· Over there is our herb garden, and here are some fruit trees, from which we are cultivating a new strain.· The fruit tree man grabbed us and hauled us through a jungle of fruit trees.· Now, fruit trees are sprayed to cure their diseases, and salmon farmers use drugs by the sack.· The fruit tree man is an old hippie.· Some fruit trees are still dug up from the nursery in autumn and sold with their roots bare.· Star fruit trees like well-draining, moist and slightly acid soil.
VERB· Some investment does not bear fruit.· What contacts there are do not always bear fruit.· The first is that the policies have largely been implemented as intended and that they are bearing fruit.· It bears fruit continuously throughout the growing season.· Whether the 90s will bear further fruit remains to be seen.· Then he continued to the town with the apple tree and told the townsman how to make the tree bear fruit again.· The years of work and attention were bearing fruit now, and suddenly this stroke of luck with Betty.· Never would she let the earth bear fruit until she had seen her daughter.
· Now she would never be able to eat her favourite fruit without thinking of him - bitter-sweet memory.· The small, round, dark blue skin invites instant eating, and the fruit is amazingly versatile on the table.· You sometimes try to eat more fruit but the secret store of chocolate goes down just as fast.· I ate some fruit, followed by a tuna sandwich made with solid wholemeal bread and headed for Toby's house.· Oriental women, they eat this fruit when they go into labor.· There is a fruit growing on the branch, which the man plucks and eats.
· We certainly all enjoyed the fruit.· Another photographer would have proceeded to enjoy the fruits of such success, basing himself in New York or London.· For style purposes, choose your plants carefully to enjoy the fruit of your labour all year round.· In Bogota, they discovered that once they could enjoy the forbidden fruit, they lost their appetite.· They provide for the less committed who still wish to enjoy some of the fruits of the soccer culture.· In September 1939 the Congress politicians who were enjoying the fruits of office abruptly discovered the limits of their power.· With its political basis ensured, the government could now settle down to consolidate and enjoy the fruits of recovery.· So they stayed in an hotel in Hampstead and did the sights and enjoyed some of the fruits of his undoubted success.
· That seed grew because its fruit was sweet.
· A traditional expedition to pick the dark fruit for a twelve months' supply of jellies and jams.· Would Harry like a job picking fruit?· It is now that a man may pick the flowers and fruit of his lifetime, and complete his gardens of philosophy.· Many food banks provide volunteer gleaners, or pickers, who will come to your house to pick the fruit.· After that they will pick summer fruit until next winter grinds around.· And the day-laborers ride their thumbs to Florida to pick fruit and scrub toilets for retired Republicans.· Unfortunately small animals such as hedgehogs can get entangled in the net, and removing it to pick the fruit can be tricky.· Now he stands on ladders picking fruit and waiting for the maximum leaders to tell him where he goes next.
· Nor, understandably did he see much point in repeating the Dilizhan exercise which had produced no tangible fruits.· Too many good minds are delving into this area for it not to produce fruit.· She then produced an amazing sunken fruit cake from a tin.· A mind can not be prevented from dreaming, it can only be plucked when it produces fruit.· This uses up energy, weakening the plant and reducing its chances of producing viable fruit.· He returned to the cab and produced two large orange-colored fruit, a kind we had never seen.· It takes time, effort and money to produce top quality fruit and this is reflected in the price.· Just remember that, in nature, what is well-pruned invariably produces the most fruit.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in fruitPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fruit cocktail► cotton picker/fruit picker etc
- As for this year's event the fruits of its endeavours may not be fairly assessed in the short term.
- As the deficit developed, it enabled the fruits of that revolution to seem greater to consumers than they really were.
- For style purposes, choose your plants carefully to enjoy the fruit of your labour all year round.
- Such, then, are the fruits of Tod's meticulous vandalism.
- The governments there will welcome the fruits of your labours because they can not provide those fruits for themselves.
- They provide for the less committed who still wish to enjoy some of the fruits of the soccer culture.
- This is our economic argument: a path to personal enrichment from the fruits of economic progress more widely shared.
- You will eat the fruit of your labour; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
- Consuming the fruits of the Earth unrestrained, we become consumed ourselves by avarice and greed.
- The boys remained optimistic that their musical career might bear fruit.
- The campaign for debt relief will not bear fruit for another two or three years.
- The project may not begin to bear fruit for at least two years.
- However, these plants will not bear fruit as a rule.
- It bears fruit continuously throughout the growing season.
- Networking A development which seems likely to bear fruit was the creation of a working party from within the panel.
- Never would she let the earth bear fruit until she had seen her daughter.
- Some investment does not bear fruit.
- The first is that the policies have largely been implemented as intended and that they are bearing fruit.
- The years of work and attention were bearing fruit now, and suddenly this stroke of luck with Betty.
- Then he continued to the town with the apple tree and told the townsman how to make the tree bear fruit again.
- Bob had a brown paper poke in his hand from which he was eating magic mushrooms as if they were lemon drops.
WORD FAMILYnounfruitfruitionfruitereradjectivefruitful ≠ fruitlessfruityverbfruitadverbfruitfully ≠ fruitlessly
1[countable, uncountable] something that grows on a plant, tree, or bush, can be eaten as a food, contains seeds or a stone, and is usually sweet: Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit. fruit and vegetables a glass of fruit juice a large garden with fruit trees → dried fruit, soft fruitGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Fruit is usually uncountable: · I love fruit. ✗Don’t say: I love fruits.• Fruit is used as a countable noun when talking about particular types of fruit: · They grow mainly citrus fruits.2[countable, uncountable] technical the part of a plant, bush, or tree that contains the seeds3the fruit(s) of something the good results that you have from something, after you have worked very hard: I’m looking forward to retirement and having time to enjoy the fruits of my labour (=the results of my hard work).4in fruit technical trees, plants etc that are in fruit are producing their fruit5the fruits of the earth literary all the natural things that the earth produces, such as fruit, vegetables, or minerals → bear fruit at bear1(9)fruit1 nounfruit2 verb
fruitfruit2 verb [intransitive] technical VERB TABLE
fruit
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | they | fruit |
| it | fruits | |
| Past | it, they | fruited |
| Present perfect | they | have fruited |
| it | has fruited | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had fruited |
| Future | it, they | will fruit |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have fruited |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | they | are fruiting |
| it | is fruiting | |
| Past | they | were fruiting |
| it | was fruiting | |
| Present perfect | they | have been fruiting |
| it | has been fruiting | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had been fruiting |
| Future | it, they | will be fruiting |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have been fruiting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- The black and white feeds in a narrow range of tree species and when none is fruiting it eats leaves.
- The city was all cracks and crevices wetly fruiting, burgeoning.
WORD SETS
acacia, nounacorn, nounalmond, nounaloe vera, nounanemone, nounangelica, nounaniseed, nounannual, nounanther, nounapricot, nounaquatic, adjectivearboreal, adjectivearboretum, nounartichoke, nounash, nounasparagus, nounaspen, nounaspidistra, nounaubergine, nounavocado, nounbalsa, nounbalsam, nounbamboo, nounbark, nounbarley, nounbasil, nounbay, nounbay leaf, nounbean, nounbeech, nounbeet, nounbegonia, nounbelladonna, nounbetel, nounbiennial, adjectivebilberry, nounbindweed, nounbiotechnology, nounbirch, nounblackberry, nounblackcurrant, nounblackthorn, nounbloom, nounbloom, verbblossom, nounblossom, verbbluebell, nounblueberry, nounbole, nounboll, nounbotanical, adjectivebotanist, nounbotany, nounbougainvillea, nounbough, nounbox, nounbracken, nounbranch, nounbreadfruit, nounbriar, nounbrier, nounbroad bean, nounbroadleaved, adjectivebroccoli, nounbroom, nounBrussels sprout, nounbud, nounbud, verbbulb, nounbulrush, nounburr, nounbush, nounbusy Lizzie, nounbutter bean, nounbuttercup, nouncabbage, nouncacao, nouncactus, nouncalyx, nouncamellia, nouncanopy, nouncantaloup, nouncapsicum, nouncaraway, nouncarnation, nouncarrot, nouncashew, nouncassava, nouncatkin, nouncauliflower, nouncedar, nouncelery, nouncellulose, nounchard, nouncherry, nounchervil, nounchestnut, nounchickweed, nounchicory, nounChinese leaves, nounchives, nounchlorophyll, nounchokecherry, nounchrysanthemum, nouncilantro, nouncitron, nouncitronella, nouncitrus, nounclematis, nounclementine, nounclimber, nounclove, nounclover, nouncloverleaf, nouncoca, nouncocoa bean, nouncoconut, nouncoffee bean, nouncollard greens, nouncone, nounconifer, nounconker, nouncopper beech, nouncore, nouncoriander, nouncorn, nouncorncob, nouncornflower, nouncotton, nouncottonwood, nouncovert, nouncowslip, nouncrabgrass, nouncreep, verbcreeper, nouncress, nouncrocus, nouncrop, verbcross-fertilize, verbcultivate, verbcultivation, nouncumin, nouncutting, nouncyclamen, nouncypress, noundaffodil, noundahlia, noundaisy, noundamson, noundandelion, noundandelion clock, noundate, noundeadly nightshade, noundeciduous, adjectivedill, noundock, noundouble, adjectiveduckweed, nounDutch elm disease, nounelder, nounelderberry, nounelm, nounendive, nounetiolated, adjectiveeucalyptus, nounevergreen, adjectiveevergreen, nounfemale, adjectivefennel, nounfern, nounfertilize, verbfibre, nounfig leaf, nounfir, nounflax, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflora, nounflower, verbfoliage, nounforget-me-not, nounfoxglove, nounfreesia, nounfrond, nounfruit, nounfruit, verbfuchsia, nounfungal, adjectivefungus, nounfurze, noungardenia, noungentian, noungeranium, noungerminate, verbginger, noungladiolus, noungooseberry, noungorse, noungourd, noungrape, noungrapefruit, noungrapevine, noungrass, noungrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreen bean, noungreengage, noungreen onion, noungreen pepper, noungroundnut, nounguava, noungum, noungum tree, nounhardy, adjectiveharicot, nounhawthorn, nounhazel, nounhazelnut, nounheart, nounheath, nounheather, nounhedgerow, nounheliotrope, nounhemlock, nounhemp, nounherb, nounherbaceous, adjectivehibiscus, nounhickory, nounhip, nounholly, nounhollyhock, nounhoneysuckle, nounhorse chestnut, nounhorseradish, nounhuckleberry, nounhusk, nounhyacinth, nounhybrid, nouniris, nounivy, nounjasmine, nounJerusalem artichoke, nounjuniper, nounkale, nounkelp, nounkernel, nounkidney bean, nounkumquat, nounlaburnum, nounlarch, nounlaurel, nounlavender, nounleader, nounleaf, nounleaf mould, nounleek, nounlegume, nounlemon, nounlentil, nounlettuce, nounlichen, nounlilac, nounlily, nounlily of the valley, nounlima bean, nounlimb, nounlime, nounlinden, nounlinseed, nounlocoweed, nounlog, nounloganberry, nounlotus, nounlush, adjectivelychee, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmale, adjectivemallow, nounmandrake, nounmangrove, nounmaple, nounmarigold, nounmarrow, nounmay, nounmilkweed, nounmimosa, nounmint, nounmistletoe, nounmorning glory, nounmoss, nounmountain ash, nounmulberry, nounmustard, nounmycology, nounmyrrh, nounmyrtle, nounnarcissus, nounnasturtium, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnaturalist, nounnectarine, nounneedle, nounnettle, nounnodal, adjectivenode, nounnodule, nounnut, nounnutshell, nounoak, nounoffshoot, nounoilseed rape, nounoleander, nounolive, nounorchard, nounorchid, nounosier, nounovary, nounovergrown, adjectiveovergrowth, nounox-eye, nounpalm, nounpalm tree, nounpampas grass, nounpansy, nounpapyrus, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectiveparsley, nounparsnip, nounpassionflower, nounpeach, nounpear, nounpeat, nounpecan, nounpeony, nounpeppermint, nounperennial, adjectiveperennial, nounperiwinkle, nounpersimmon, nounpetal, nounpetunia, nounphlox, nounphotosynthesis, nounpimento, nounpimpernel, nounpine, nounpineapple, nounpinewood, nounpink, nounpinto bean, nounpip, nounpippin, nounpistachio, nounpistil, nounpit, nounpitch pine, nounpith, nounplane, nounplane tree, nounplankton, nounplant, nounplant, verbplantain, nounplum, nounpod, nounpoinsettia, nounpoison ivy, nounpoison oak, nounpollen, nounpollen count, nounpollinate, verbpoplar, nounpoppy, nounpoppyseed, nounpotato, nounprickle, nounprickly, adjectiveprickly pear, nounprimrose, nounprimula, nounprivet, nounpropagate, verbpuffball, nounpulp, nounpussy willow, nounragweed, nounragwort, nounramble, verbrambler, nounrampant, adjectiverank, adjectiverape, nounraspberry, nounrattan, nounredcurrant, nounredwood, nounreed, nounreedy, adjectiveresin, nounrhizome, nounrhododendron, nounrhubarb, nounrice, nounrind, nounripe, adjectiveripen, verbroot, nounroot, verbrose, nounrosebud, nounrosemary, nounrubber plant, nounrunner, nounrunner bean, nounrush, nounsac, nounsagebrush, nounsandalwood, nounsap, nounsapling, nounsappy, adjectivesapwood, nounsassafras, nounsavory, nounscallion, nounscion, nounscrub, nounscrubby, adjectiveseaweed, nounsedge, nounseed, nounseed, verbseedling, nounsegment, nounsenna, nounsepal, nounsequoia, nounsesame, nounset, nounshallot, nounshamrock, nounshed, verbshoot, verbshoot, nounshrub, nounsilver birch, nounskin, nounsloe, nounsnapdragon, nounsnowdrop, nounsorghum, nounsorrel, nounsoya bean, nounspearmint, nounspinach, nounspiny, adjectivespore, nounsprig, nounspring onion, nounsprout, verbsprout, nounspruce, nounsquash, nounstalk, nounstamen, nounstem, nounstigma, nounstinging nettle, nounstock, nounstraw, nounstrawberry, nounstring bean, nounstump, nounsucculent, nounsucker, nounsugar, nounsugar beet, nounsugarcane, nounsunflower, nounswede, nounsweetcorn, nounsweet gum, nounsweet pea, nounsweet william, nounsycamore, nountamarind, nountangerine, nountaproot, nountea, nounteasel, nounteazel, nountendril, nounthistle, nounthistledown, nounthorn, nounthorny, adjectivethyme, nountimber, nountoadstool, nountop, nountrailing, adjectivetranspiration, nountranspire, verbtransplant, verbtree, nountreetop, nountrefoil, nountruffle, nountrunk, nountuber, nountulip, nountumbleweed, nounturnip, nountwig, noununderbrush, nounundergrowth, noununripe, adjectivevanilla, nounvariegated, adjectivevegetable, nounvegetation, nounvein, nounvetch, nounvine, nounviolet, nounvirginia creeper, nounwallflower, nounwalnut, nounwater chestnut, nounwatercress, nounwater lily, nounweed, nounwhorl, nounwild rice, nounwillow, nounwilt, verbwisteria, nounwither, verbwithered, adjectivewoody, adjectivewormwood, nounyam, nounyew, nounyucca, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The beans are fresh from the garden. apple growers There’s a good antiques market here on Sundays.
(=containing fruits)· He had a fruit basket sent up to her hotel room.
(=for serving salad etc)· There are some apples in the fruit bowl if you want one.
(=one with dried fruit in it)· Fruit cakes keep for quite a long time.
· He lives on a fruit farm and helps to pick apples.
(=something that you should not have, but that you want) Forbidden fruit is always more attractive.
Forbidden fruit is always more attractive. The beans are fresh from the garden. apple growers There’s a good antiques market here on Sundays.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fruit cocktail► cotton picker/fruit picker etc
- The boys remained optimistic that their musical career might bear fruit.
- The campaign for debt relief will not bear fruit for another two or three years.
- The project may not begin to bear fruit for at least two years.
- However, these plants will not bear fruit as a rule.
- It bears fruit continuously throughout the growing season.
- Networking A development which seems likely to bear fruit was the creation of a working party from within the panel.
- Never would she let the earth bear fruit until she had seen her daughter.
- Some investment does not bear fruit.
- The first is that the policies have largely been implemented as intended and that they are bearing fruit.
- The years of work and attention were bearing fruit now, and suddenly this stroke of luck with Betty.
- Then he continued to the town with the apple tree and told the townsman how to make the tree bear fruit again.
- Bob had a brown paper poke in his hand from which he was eating magic mushrooms as if they were lemon drops.
WORD FAMILYnounfruitfruitionfruitereradjectivefruitful ≠ fruitlessfruityverbfruitadverbfruitfully ≠ fruitlessly
if a tree or a plant fruits, it produces fruit