reap
verb (used with object)
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
has reaped
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present perfectof reap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Dublin has reaped the benefits of hosting the European headquarters of major American companies that have been attracted by its low corporate tax rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
But while the country has seen rapid development over the past two decades, not everyone has reaped its benefits, says local reporter Wilkie Arthur.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025
The prosecutor, Nathan Wade, has reaped more than $650,000 in legal fees.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Morocco, in similar fashion to Turkey and other countries in north Africa, has reaped economic benefits from the EU in exchange for curbing irregular immigration to Spain.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
This author says: "That the public has reaped the advantage of the construction of some ten thousand miles of railroads, that otherwise would not have been built."
From Monopolies and the People by D. C. Cloud
