Vocabulary›A1›Food & drink›Fruit and vegetables›fruit
nounA1

fruit

/fruːt/
Lesson: Fruit and vegetables

A sweet food that grows on a plant or tree, such as an apple.

Fruit is usually used for this food in general. Fruits can mean different kinds of fruit. Fruit can also mean a good result of work or effort, as in “the fruit of their work.”

Illustration for fruit
EXAMPLES
  • I eat fruit for breakfast.
  • Would you like some fruit?
  • These fruits are from our garden.
WORD FAMILY
fruity (adjective) · fruitless (adjective)
GRAMMAR
Noun · usually uncountable · countable for kinds or pieces · plural: fruits
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
fresh fruiteat fruitfruit salada piece of fruit
ENGLISH FLUX MOBILE
Take your practice anywhere
Speaking practice, daily words and quizzes — on iOS and Android.
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
Scan to download English FluxSCAN TO INSTALL