Fruition
/fruˈɪʃən/
nounC1
Definition
Fruition is the moment when a plan, dream, or effort becomes real and successful. It shows that something hoped for or worked on has finally happened or been completed. People often use it to talk about goals, projects, or ideas that come true after time and hard work.
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The successful completion or realization of a plan or project
- •After years of work, their plan finally came to fruition.
- •The project reached fruition when they launched the new product.
- •Her dreams of becoming a doctor came to fruition after hard study.
The point at which something desired or planned happens
- •The harvest was the fruition of months of careful farming.
- •The deal’s fruition depended on both sides agreeing on terms.
Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "fruition" like "result" (A1 word), but with a feeling of success and completion after effort
- ✓Picture a fruit growing on a tree and finally being ripe and ready to eat—that is the fruit’s "fruition"
- ✓It's the happy feeling when your hard work pays off and your plan works as you wanted
- ✓Sounds like "fruit-ISH-un" → imagine a juicy fruit that appears after waiting patiently
- ✓Remember the saying "to come to fruition" meaning something has finished well, like a seed turning into fruit
- ✓NOT like "start" (beginning), "fruition" is the end or success of a process
- ✓NOT like "failure" or "delay"—fruition means success and completion
- ✓NOT like "idea" (just a thought), "fruition" means the idea becomes real and active
Try Other Words
- •Completion: the act of finishing something (Use when focusing on finishing without emphasizing success)
- •Achievement: something successfully done (Use when emphasizing success and reaching a goal)
- •Realization: making something real or true (Use when focusing on dreams or ideas becoming real)
- •Result: the final outcome of an action (Use in general situations for any ending)
Unboxing
- •Word parts: "fruit" + suffix "-ion" (a noun form meaning the act or process)
- •Etymology: From Old French "fruition," from Latin "fruītio," meaning enjoyment or use of something
- •Historical development: Originally meant enjoyment or use of something, later came to mean the successful outcome of effort
- •Modern usage: Used mostly in formal or literary language to describe the success or completion of plans, projects, or goals
Reflect & Connect
•What kinds of personal goals have you seen come to fruition in your life or others’ lives?
•How does knowing the word "fruition" help you describe success differently from just saying "finished" or "done"?
Fill in the blanks
1.The new business idea reached fruition after many months of ___ and planning.
2.When a plan comes to fruition, it means the goal has been ___ successfully.
3.Fruition is not the ___ of starting something, but the successful end.
4.The farmers waited patiently for the crops to come to ___ before harvesting.
5.The artist’s hard work finally came to fruition when the ___ was displayed in the gallery.
6.A project can fail if it never reaches ___ due to lack of resources or support.
7.She felt proud when her efforts bore ___ in the form of a published book.