reap

[US]/riːp/
[UK]/riːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. harvest crops; gather in a crop
vt. obtain (something)

Phrases & Collocations

reap the benefits

reap the rewards

reap a harvest

reap the consequences

Example Sentences

They reaped the corn.

the crop was ready to be reaped and garnered.

reap profits at the expense of others

reap bumper harvests in succession

The peasants reaped their rice.

the company is poised to reap the benefits of this investment.

machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process.

It is not easy to reap the harvest of my hard work.

The harvest must be reaped in good time.

families who amassed great fortunes in the days before income tax. See also Synonyms at reap

REAPER is a powerful Windows application for multitrack recording and editing of audio.

the paper is reaping the rewards of a series of promotions.

large numbers of men were employed to reap the harvest.

in terms of science, the Apollo programme reaped a meagre harvest.

critics believe we are now reaping the harvest of our permissive ways.

She reaped large profits from her unique invention.

The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest.

How terribly ill he looks, but he's only reaping as he has sown in youth.

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