bear fruit
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.33 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Of an effort, endeavor, etc., to produce good results; to yield benefits; to succeed.
Intransitive verb
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, fruit.
Example Sentences
- "Many people had looked but it was unusual to see these searches bearing fruit."
- "The House should, I think, take formal cognisance of the liberation of Rome[…]. This is a memorable and glorious event, which rewards the intense fighting of the last five months in Italy. The original landing, made on January 22nd at Anzio, has, in the end, borne good fruit."
- "Although the trains are still far from becoming overcrowded, it is understood that the efforts to make the services more widely known have borne fruit."
- "Maguire, outstanding once more, broke the deadlock on the half-hour when another England set-piece bore fruit - Leicester City's powerful defender flashing a header past Sweden keeper Robin Olsen from Ashley Young's corner."
- "After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit."