reap

[reep]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.

2. to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.).

3. to get as a return, recompense, or result.

   to reap large profits.

   Synonyms: win, gain, realize, earn, gather

verb (used without object)

1. to reap a crop, harvest, etc.

reap

/ riːp /

verb

1. to cut or harvest (a crop), esp corn, from (a field or tract of land)

2. (tr) to gain or get (something) as a reward for or result of some action or enterprise

Other Word Forms

• reapable adjective
• unreaped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reap¹

before 900; Middle English repen, Old English repan, riopan; cognate with Middle Low German repen to ripple (flax); akin to ripe

Word History and Origins

Origin of reap¹

Old English riopan ; related to Norwegian ripa to scratch, Middle Low German repen to card, ripple (flax)

Example Sentences

Large commercial rewards have been reaped from these crossbred literary partnerships.

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"I thank God massively. He's played a massive part in my life and I'm just reaping the rewards now. So yeah, I thank him always."

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When that blame game starts, such thinking goes, they could be better positioned to reap the political benefits.

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And so Martin was left, once again, to reap the whirlwind of those Rangers supporters who remained until the end.

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“I’d rather reap the benefits. The kind of money we are talking about is very substantial. It will be owned by all American investors.”

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Related Words

• bring in 
• derive 
• gain 
• garner 
• obtain 
• produce 
• realize 
• receive 
• recover 
• take in