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Harvest Pronunciation
Harvest is pronounced HAHR-vuhst, IPA /ˈhɑrvəst/.
HAHR-vuhst
US /ˈhɑrvəst/ · UK /ˈhɑːvɪst/
Syllables: HAHR · vuhst (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: The gathering in of a crop, or the crop itself.
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Harvest in a Sentence
- The harvest was in by the second week of September.
- A wet August ruined the harvest.
- They harvest the lower field first.
Common Mispronunciations of Harvest
Not hahr-VEST
Vest is hiding in the spelling but not in the sound. The back beat gives up its vowel and comes out as vuhst.
Not HAHR-wuhst
A w in the middle is the commonest substitution here, carried over from German and from several Indian languages. Rest the top teeth on the bottom lip and the v arrives.
Tip: Harvester and harvesting add beats at the back and leave the loud HAHR exactly where it is.
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