harvesting
Pronunciation: [ˈhɑːrvɪstɪŋ]
Context: “agriculture”
(verb) to gather crops or plants when they are ready to be collected. Imagine it’s time to pick apples from a tree. You gather the apples because they are ripe and tasty.
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They are harvesting the corn from the fields right now.
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Last year, they did not harvest the wheat because of bad weather.
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When will you start harvesting the tomatoes from the garden?
Context: “agriculture”
(noun) the process of gathering crops for food. It’s the time of year when everything is ready to be picked. Just like how we celebrate harvest time with lots of food.
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The harvest from the farm this year was really good!
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There was no harvest last year because the crops didn’t grow well.
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What did you learn about the harvest this season?
Context: “data collection”
(verb) to collect or gather information or resources. Like when scientists gather data from their experiments or maybe when a computer gathers information from the internet.
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They are harvesting data to improve the product.
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The team didn't harvest enough data for their research.
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How are you harvesting the information for your project?
Context: “data collection”
(noun) the act of gathering data or information. It’s like collecting pieces of a puzzle to understand something better.
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The harvesting of data took months to complete.
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The harvesting of information was unsuccessful because the tools didn't work.
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What methods are you using for data harvesting?