reap
[reep]
- to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.).
- to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits.
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- to reap a crop, harvest, etc.
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Origin of reap
before 900; Middle English repen, Old English repan, riopan; cognate with Middle Low German repen to ripple (flax); akin to ripe
Synonyms
See more synonyms for reap on Thesaurus.com3. gather, earn, realize, gain, win.
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Examples from the Web for reap
Contemporary Examples
Indeed, it's unclear what, if any, benefits the average Cuban will reap from increased diplomacy between the two countries.
From that, Spinal Solutions stood to reap several thousand dollars from the sale of a single screw.
They are only here to reap the rewards of the American safety net (such as it is) and thereby raise your taxes.
“Yes, you will find it,” Cosmo assures readers, promising to help them “reap the blissful benefits” upon discovering the region.
But if you choose to conduct your discourse in 140-word snaps, or soundbites, then you reap the crop of dumb that you sow.
Historical Examples
You will need practice to reap the full benefit of my instructions.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
Since she had endured so much, why not endure a little longer and reap a dear reward?
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
Of these discoveries we are only now beginning to reap the benefit.
"But you must remember that after all you are going to reap the benefit of it now," Wrayson remarked.
The AvengerE. Phillips Oppenheim
She sought to reap advantage from her weakness of body and mind.
Therese RaquinEmile Zola
reap
- to cut or harvest (a crop), esp corn, from (a field or tract of land)
- (tr) to gain or get (something) as a reward for or result of some action or enterprise
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Word Origin
Old English riopan; related to Norwegian ripa to scratch, Middle Low German repen to card, ripple (flax)
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Word Origin and History for reap
v.
"to cut grain with a hook or sickle," Old English reopan, Mercian form of ripan "to reap," related to Old English ripe "ripe" (see ripe). Related: Reaped; reaping.
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