fruit

/fruːt/ noun

Translation

› [C, U] something such as an apple or orange that grows on a tree or a bush, contains seeds, and can be eaten as food

meyve

dried/fresh fruit fruit juice 529

the fruit(s) of sth › the good result of someone's work or actions

bir şeyin meyveleri/başarısı/sonuçları/semeresi

This book is the fruit of 15 years' research.1867

bear fruit › If something that someone does bears fruit, it produces successful results.

sonuç vermek

Our decision is just beginning to bear fruit.1848

→ See also citrus fruit

(Definition of fruit noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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