bear fruit

phrase

: to come to satisfying fruition, production, or development : to produce a desired result or reward

Their hard work will soon bear fruit.

Examples of bear fruit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is also the time to thin out crowded canes and remove any that are too weak to bear fruit. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

And for Dobnak, a chance to nurture a lifelong dream that hadn’t begun to bear fruit. — Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

The Abraham Accords of his first term, establishing normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries, also show that Trump’s use of diplomats outside traditional networks can bear fruit. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The Irish have also started recruiting at a championship level, and that should start to bear fruit as early as this season, as Freeman's efforts on the trail have considerably raised both the floor and ceiling of talent on this roster. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bear fruit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute