reap
verb (used with object)
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
reaped
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past participleof reap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reapverb (used with object)to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Example Sentences
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The gains were helped by international growth, as bigger artists went on bigger tours and Live Nation reaped the rewards of venue purchases in cities like Paris and Milan.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
On a sweltering Friday back at his home ground, Duckett reaped the rewards with a swashbuckling century to keep England in their deciding third Test against New Zealand.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Both companies have reaped windfalls from the rapid adoption of their diabetes and obesity treatments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
American oil producers on the Gulf Coast have reaped a bonanza from the choking off of energy supplies moving through the key Strait of Hormuz near Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
One of the few pieces of information we have about them is that at a very solemn moment the worshipers were shown “an ear of corn which had been reaped in silence.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
