noun · neutral
fruit
/fruːt/FRUIT
literally a piece of produce from a plant; figuratively 'the result' (as in 'fruitful' meaning productive, 'fruitless' meaning without result).
Examples
“Their research was fruitful, leading to several practical recommendations.”
“Despite months of negotiation, the talks proved fruitless.”
“Eating a variety of fruit can improve general health.”
Band 8 sentence
“The pilot programme proved fruitful, yielding both policy recommendations and measurable community benefits.”
Collocations
- fruitful discussion
- fruitless attempt
- bear fruit
Word family
Common mistakes
The negotiation was fruitless, but finally it bore fruits.→The negotiation was fruitless, so it did not bear fruit.
They had many fruits from the project.→They had many results / The project was fruitful.
Say it for a higher band
5result→6outcome→7+fruit
Synonyms
result
outcome
Easily confused
result
“After months of work, the study produced important results.”
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