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bear fruit

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌbɛr ˈfruːt/ · UK /ˌbeə ˈfruːt/

bear fruit means: If work or effort succeeds, it produces useful or good results.

verb

PRODUCE RESULTSB2

If work or effort succeeds, it produces useful or good results.

  • Our hard work is beginning to bear fruit.
  • The peace talks finally bore fruit last month.
  • Will these years of research ever bear fruit?

Similar words: pay off, succeed, yield results

Opposites: fail

Common phrases: efforts bear fruit, finally bear fruit

GROW FRUITB2

If a tree or plant does this, fruit grows on it.

  • These trees bear fruit every summer.
  • Our apple tree bore fruit for the first time.
  • Does this plant bear fruit indoors?

Similar words: produce fruit

Common phrases: trees bear fruit, bear fruit annually

Questions about bear fruit

What does bear fruit mean?

If work or effort succeeds, it produces useful or good results.

What is bear fruit in other languages?

Türkçe: meyvesini vermek · Español: dar frutos · Français: porter ses fruits · Deutsch: Früchte tragen · Italiano: dare frutti · 日本語: 実を結ぶ

How do you pronounce bear fruit?

In American English /ˌbɛr ˈfruːt/; in British English /ˌbeə ˈfruːt/.

How do you use bear fruit in a sentence?

Our hard work is beginning to bear fruit. The peace talks finally bore fruit last month.

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