fruit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfruːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/frut/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fro̅o̅t)

Inflections of 'fruit' (n):
fruit
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "There was a heap of fruit in the middle of the table.")
fruits
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Oranges and lemons are both fruits.")

Collocations for "fruit"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fruit" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

fruit

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [sweet, sour, rotten, ripe, tropical, citrus] fruit
  2. [fresh, frozen, dried, exotic, imported] fruit
  3. [organic, GMO] fruit
  4. [should, need to] eat your fruits and vegetables
  5. [should] eat more fruit
  6. a daily [serving, portion] of fruit
  7. the fruit [is, tastes] [sweet]
  8. the fruit is [in, out of] season
  9. this fruit is rich in [vitamins, proteins, antioxidants]
  10. [eat, have] fruit for [dessert, breakfast]
  11. [squeeze, chop, prepare, wash] the fruit
  12. the [tree, plant, bush] bears fruit in the [summer, spring, fall]
  13. the [plan, idea, product] never bore fruit
  14. [wants, is attracted to, has tasted] (the) forbidden fruit
  15. (enjoy) the fruit of your labors
  16. offensive, slang: he's a fruit
n as adj
  1. a fruit tree
  2. fruit [seeds, pits, peels]
  3. fruit pickers
  4. send a fruit basket [to, for]
  5. drink a fruit juice
  6. eat a fruit salad
  7. covered [in, with] fruit flies
v
  1. the [tree, bush, vine] fruits
  2. fruits [in summer, every year, all year long]
  3. fruits in [early, late] spring
  4. fruits from [May] to [July]
  5. [never, always] fruits
  6. (it) flowers and fruits
'fruit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allotment - assorted - avocado - banana - barren - basket - bat - bear - beer - berry - bitter - blender - blossom - bruise - candy - canned - chilled - chop - chopped - chunky - cocktail - coconut - compound - cookie - core - cracker - crate - cream - crop - crumble - crunch - currant - dice - diet - dried - fad - fallen - feed - festival - filled - finger - flesh - fly - forbidden - forest - fresh - good - halve - hamper - harvest

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