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Of an effort, endeavor, etc., to produce good results; to yield benefits; to succeed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- Many people had looked but it was unusual to see these searches bearing fruit.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
хващам дикиш
(hvaštam dikiš)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Chinese Mandarin:
見效 /见效
(jiànxiào)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Chinese Mandarin:
結實 /结实
(jiēshí)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Dutch:
zijn vruchten afwerpen
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Finnish:
tuottaa tulosta
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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French:
porter ses fruits
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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German:
Früchte tragen
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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German:
fruchten
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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German:
Früchte abwerfen
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Greek:
αποδίδω καρπούς
(apodído karpoús)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Greek:
καρποφορώ
(karpoforó)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Greek:
καρπίζω
(karpízo)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Greek:
αποφέρω καρπούς
(apoféro karpoús)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Japanese:
実を結ぶ
(mi o musubu)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Polish:
owocować
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Polish:
zaowocować
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Russian:
приноси́ть плоды́
(prinosítʹ plodý)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Spanish:
dar / rendir frutas / frutos (sus)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Spanish:
dar / rendir fruto
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Spanish:
frutar
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Spanish:
frutear
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Spanish:
fructificar
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Spanish:
frutecer
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Spanish:
usufructuar
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
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Tibetan:
འབྲས་བུ་སྐྱེ
('bras bu skye)
— (''idiomatic'') produce good results
