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What does bear fruit mean?

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Verb
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see bear,‎ fruit.
  2. To succeed in some task; to achieve benefit from a task or project.
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The farther the fruiting canes are from the main stem, the less likely they are to bear fruit.
They analyse trends and predict the future before making commitments that might not bear fruit for many years.
Every time my gooseberry bush starts to bear fruit, it develops a fungus.
A garden that is neglected does not so much cease to bear fruit, as it loses its shape and form.
Eventually stuff might start turning up unbidden, but I suspect the direct ask will bear fruit sooner.
The fight will not bear fruit if it assumes the preserve of emotionalism and unbridled hatred or preformed conclusions and judgments.

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