Complete Definition of "bear fruit"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=to bear fruit|bears fruit|bearing fruit|bore fruit|borne fruit

  1. To succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task.

#: After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit.
#: Many people had looked but it was unusual to see these searches bearing fruit.

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