fruit
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Definition
Fruit is the sweet or sour part of a plant that people eat, such as apples, bananas, or oranges. It can also mean the result or product of an action in more formal use.
Usage & Nuances
Usually uncountable when talking about food in general: 'I eat a lot of fruit.' Use countable forms for kinds or pieces in some contexts: 'tropical fruits' or 'a fruit from this tree.' Common collocations: 'fresh fruit', 'fruit juice', 'fruit salad'. In formal phrases, 'the fruit of' means 'the result of'.
Example Sentences
I eat fruit every day.
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This fruit is very sweet.
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We bought some fruit at the market.
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I’m trying to snack on fruit instead of chips.
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The garden is finally starting to fruit after years of work.
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Their success is the fruit of years of careful planning.
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