reap
verb/riːp/
/riːp/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they reap | /riːp/ /riːp/ |
| he / she / it reaps | /riːps/ /riːps/ |
| past simple reaped | /riːpt/ /riːpt/ |
| past participle reaped | /riːpt/ /riːpt/ |
| -ing form reaping | /ˈriːpɪŋ/ /ˈriːpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] reap something to obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done
- They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work.
- The company reaped rich dividends with its new strategy for packaging holidays.
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- [intransitive, transitive] reap (something) to cut and collect a crop, especially wheat, from a field synonym harvestTopics Farmingc1
Word OriginOld English ripan, reopan, of unknown origin.
Idioms
See reap in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee reap in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishreap a/the harvest
- (British English) to benefit or suffer as a direct result of something that you have done
you reap what you sow
- (saying) you have to deal with the bad effects or results of something that you originally started
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