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bears fruit

bears fruit is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bears fruit

What is bears fruit the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bears fruit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bear fruit.

Words near bears fruit in the dictionary

  1. bears away
  2. bears away the bell
  3. bears date
  4. bears down
  5. bears down on
  6. bears fruit
  7. bears in
  8. bears in mind
  9. bears in on
  10. bears in the air
  11. bears in upon

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