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bearing fruit

bearing fruit is the present participle and gerund of bear fruit.

Meaning of bear fruit

Verb

bear fruit (third-person singular simple present bears fruit, present participle bearing fruit, simple past bore fruit, past participle borne fruit)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Of an effort, endeavor, etc., to produce good results; to yield benefits; to succeed.
    • Many people had looked but it was unusual to see these searches bearing fruit.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, fruit.
    • After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit.

Questions about bearing fruit

What is bearing fruit the present participle and gerund of?
Bearing fruit is the present participle and gerund of bear fruit.

Words near bearing fruit in the dictionary

  1. bearing away
  2. bearing away the bell
  3. bearing date
  4. bearing down
  5. bearing down on
  6. bearing fruit
  7. bearing in
  8. bearing in mind
  9. bearing in on
  10. bearing in with
  11. bearing off

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