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

Derived Forms

• ˈreapable, adjective

Other Words From

• reapa·ble adjective
• un·reaped 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

Remember, Google, Bing, and other search engines aren’t perfect, so you should try and do everything in your power to help them understand your images and you’ll reap the benefits.

From Search Engine Watch

Northam’s plan to legalize marijuana came after two state studies showed that Virginia could reap enormous revenue from a regulated cannabis industry — some $300 million per year, by one estimate.

From Washington Post

Even as his balance dipped as low as $42,000, he held on and by April 2020, he reaped the rewards.

From Washington Post

Think of all the benefits you’ll reap with a 2-in-1 that functions as both a laptop and a tablet.

From Popular-Science

We’ve been reaping the reward, if you will, about being slack in the lead-up to Christmas.

From Time

Indeed, it's unclear what, if any, benefits the average Cuban will reap from increased diplomacy between the two countries.

From The Daily Beast

From that, Spinal Solutions stood to reap several thousand dollars from the sale of a single screw.

From The Daily Beast

They are only here to reap the rewards of the American safety net (such as it is) and thereby raise your taxes.

From The Daily Beast

“Yes, you will find it,” Cosmo assures readers, promising to help them “reap the blissful benefits” upon discovering the region.

From The Daily Beast

But if you choose to conduct your discourse in 140-word snaps, or soundbites, then you reap the crop of dumb that you sow.

From The Daily Beast

They are religious who reap a great harvest among souls in this newly-christianized land.

From Project Gutenberg

Did they use oil varnish, our successors would at all events reap the benefit, if not ourselves.

From Project Gutenberg

The French farmers calculate upon reaping about sevenfold; if they sow one bushel, they reap, between six and seven.

From Project Gutenberg

As winter is not their season of love, they reap but little advantage from associating.

From Project Gutenberg

It was through her power on the sea that she was able to reap a rich harvest from her war with Spain.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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