- come to fruition
- come to fruitionFig. to occur or turn out as suspected or intended. •
When will all of these good things come to fruition?
•Our hard work and the end we planned for will soon come to fruition.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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come to fruition — become reality, be completed as planned, see it through Through your donations, your hard work, and your perseverance you have seen your plans for this church come to fruition … English idioms
fruition — has only an indirect connection with fruit, but the false association led it astray in the 19c. Its current meaning ‘fulfilment, the realization of aims’ (especially in the phrase come to fruition) dates from then; before that it meant… … Modern English usage
fruition — n. 1) to bring smt. to fruition 2) to come to fruition * * * [fruː ɪʃ(ə)n] to bring smt. to fruition to come to fruition … Combinatory dictionary
fruition — noun (U) formal the successful result of a plan, idea etc : come to fruition/be brought to fruition: All his plans had come to fruition … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fruition — fru|i|tion [ fru ıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL the result that you wanted to achieve from a plan or idea: come to fruition: Nobody was sure whether the deal would ever come to fruition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fruition — UK [fruːˈɪʃ(ə)n] / US [fruˈɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] formal the result that you wanted to achieve from a plan or idea come to fruition: Nobody was sure whether the deal would ever come to fruition … English dictionary
fruition — [[t]fruɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu to N If something comes to fruition, it starts to succeed and produce the results that were intended or hoped for. [FORMAL] These plans take time to come to fruition... His hopes for a new political party have… … English dictionary
fruition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. realization, attainment. See completion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. achievement, attainment, fulfillment, realization; see achievement 1 , success 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) … English dictionary for students
fruition — [fruːˈɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] formal the result that you wanted to achieve from a plan or idea Nobody was sure whether the deal would ever come to fruition.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
come true — become real, happen, come to fruition You must believe in your dream to make it come true … English idioms
fruition — fru|i|tion [fruˈıʃən] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Late Latin fruitio, from Latin fructus; FRUIT1] if a plan, project etc comes to fruition, it is successfully put into action and completed, often after a long process come… … Dictionary of contemporary English
