fruit
- fruit
- I UK [fruːt] / US [frut]
noun
Word forms "fruit":
singular fruit
plural fruit or fruits
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1) countable/uncountable]
Word forms "fruit":
plural fruit or fruits
a type of food that grows on trees or plants. It tastes sweet and contains seeds or a stone. Apples and oranges are fruit. Ripe fruit is ready to eat
Peaches are my favourite fruit.
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
She always has a piece of fruit for dessert.
a) noun] made from fruit, or relating to fruit
fruit juice/yoghurt:
Would you like water or fruit juice?
b) countable] the part of a tree or plant that contains its seeds
a shrub with white flowers and small red fruits
2) countable] mainly American offensive an offensive word for a man who is gay
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the fruit/fruits of something
— the good results that you get from something such as hard workThe book is the fruit of a collaboration between several groups.
Retirement is a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
the fruits of nature/the earth
— all the things that are produced as part of nature, that people can eat or use
II UK [fruːt] / US [frut]
verb intransitive]
Word forms "fruit":
present tense
I/you/we/they fruit
he/she/it fruits
present participle fruiting
past tense fruited
past participle fruited
formal
if a tree or plant fruits, it produces fruit
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fruit — 1. (frui ; le t ne se lie pas dans le parler ordinaire ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des frui z excellents) s. m. 1° Produit des végétaux qui provient de l évolution de la fleur et qui contient les graines. Fruit pulpeux. Fruit sec, fruit qui n a… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
fruit — FRUIT. substantif masculin. Ce que les arbres & les plantes portent, pour la propagation de leur espece, & pour la nourriture des hommes & des animaux. Fruit nouveau. fruit verd. fruit meur. fruit precoce, fruit hastif. fruit tardif. fruit à… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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fruit — [fro͞ot] n. pl. fruit or fruits [ME < OFr < L fructus, enjoyment, means of enjoyment, fruit, produce, profit < pp. of frui, to partake of, enjoy < IE base * bhrūg , fruit, to enjoy > BROOK2] 1. any plant product, as grain, flax,… … English World dictionary
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fruit´i|ly — fruit|y «FROO tee», adjective, fruit|i|er, fruit|i|est. 1. tasting or smelling like fruit: »the rich fruity odor of jam. 2. (of wine) having the ta … Useful english dictionary
fruit|y — «FROO tee», adjective, fruit|i|er, fruit|i|est. 1. tasting or smelling like fruit: »the rich fruity odor of jam. 2. (of wine) having the ta … Useful english dictionary
