Fruit is most commonly used for the sweet or fleshysoft, thick, and full of juice or pulp part of a plant that developsgrows or changes into a new form over time from a flower and contains seeds. It can also mean the result of an effort, or be used as a verb meaning to produceto make or create something, especially crops or offspring fruit.
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Pronunciation
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Accent: General American English
IPA: /frut/
Easy pronunciation: FROOT (approximate spelling).
Stress: One syllable; stress is on the only syllable.
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Fruit Meaning
the part of a plant, often sweet or juicy, that contains seeds
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
Example: Apples, oranges, and bananas are all fruits.
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Other Meanings of Fruit
Meaning 2
the result of work, effort, or action
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the consequence of some effort or action
Example: After years of practice, she finally enjoyed the fruit of her labor.
Meaning 3
to produce fruit or succeed in producing a result
Part of speech: verb
Definition: bear fruit
Example: The trees fruited early this year.
Meaning 4
to make a plant produce fruit
Part of speech: verb
Definition: cause to bear fruit
Example: Farmers fruit the trees by pruning and caring for them carefully.
Meaning 5
the amount produced or yielded
Part of speech: noun
Definition: an amount of a product
Example: The season brought a good fruit of the crop.
Synonyms for this meaning:
- yield — Works well in the sense of the amount produced.
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Fruit Synonyms
Similar Meaning
- produce
the consequence of some effort or action
- yield
an amount of a product
- yield
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Common Mistakes
- Do not confuse fruit the noun with fruited or fruiting, which are verb forms.
- Do not use fruit when you mean a vegetable; botanically, fruits are seed-bearing plant parts, but everyday usage is different.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does fruit mean?
Fruit usually means the sweet or fleshy part of a plant that grows from a flower and contains seeds. It can also mean the result of effort or an action.
What are the synonyms of fruit?
For the main noun sense, there are few true synonyms. In other senses, yield can work for the idea of production or result.
Is fruit always a noun?
No. Fruit can also be used as a verb, as in "the trees fruited early this year."
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