reap

reap

 (rēp)

v. reaped, reap·ing, reaps

v.tr.

1.

a. To cut (grain or pulse) for harvest with a scythe, sickle, or reaper.

b. To harvest (a crop).

c. To harvest a crop from: reaping a field.

2. To obtain as a result of effort: She reaped large profits from her unique invention.

v.intr.

1. To cut or harvest grain or pulse.

2. To obtain a return or reward.

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[Middle English repen, from Old English rīpan.]

Synonyms: reap, garner, gather, glean, harvest
These verbs mean to collect: reaped what he sowed; garner compliments; gathering reviews of the book; glean information; harvested rich rewards.

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reap

(riːp)

vb

1. (Agriculture) 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

[Old English riopan; related to Norwegian ripa to scratch, Middle Low German repen to card, ripple (flax)]

ˈreapable adj

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reap

(rip)

v.t.

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.

v.i.

4. to reap a crop, harvest, etc.

[before 900; repen, Old English repan, riopan]

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Reap

 reapers collectively; a handful or sheaf of grain, 1388; a set of reapers, 1826.

Examples: reap of beans, 1523; of grain, 1388; of peas, 1523.

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reap

Past participle: reaped
Gerund: reaping

Imperative

reap

reap

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reap - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" glean, harvest cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
	2.	reap - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" draw draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" gain, derive - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"

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reap

verb

1. get, win, gain, obtain, acquire, derive We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards.

2. collect, gather, bring in, harvest, garner, cut a group of peasants reaping a harvest of fruit and vegetables

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reap

verb

To collect ripe crops:

crop, garner, gather, harvest, pick.

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Translations

يَحْصُد

sekatsklízet

høste

schneiden

moissonner

learat

skera korn; uppskera

mietereraccogliereraccogliere i frutti

pjovimo mašina

novākt ražupļaut

colher

пожать

zberaťzvážať

žeti

biçmek

收割

reap

[riːp] VT (Agr) (= cut) → segar; (= harvest) → cosechar, recoger
to reap what one has sown (fig) → recoger lo que uno ha sembrado
who reaps the reward? → ¿quién se lleva los beneficios?

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reap

[ˈriːp] vt

[+ crop] → moissonner

[+ benefits, profits, rewards] → récolter

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reap

vt

corn (= cut) → schneiden, mähen; (= harvest) → ernten; field → abernten

(fig) profit → ernten; reward → bekommen; to reap the fruit of one’s labours → die Früchte seiner Arbeit ernten; to reap a rich harvest → eine reiche Ernte einbringen; to reap what one has sown → ernten, was man gesät hat ? sow¹

vi → schneiden, mähen; (person) → ernten

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reap

[riːp] vt → mietere (fig) (profit, benefit) → raccogliere

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reap

(riːp) verb

to cut and gather (corn etc). The farmer is reaping the wheat. oes يَحْصُد жъна colher sklízet, sekat schneiden høste θερίζωsegar, recoger (vilja) koristama درو کردن niittää moissonner לִקצוֹר फसल काटना žeti, požnjeti (le)arat menuai skera korn; uppskera mietere 刈り入れる (작물을) 베다 pjauti pļaut (labību); novākt ražu memungut oogsten skjære, slå; høste inn zbierać, żąć لوكول، ريبل، يوي كول، راغونډول، اخيسته كول colher a secera жать zberať, zvážať žeti žnjeti skära, skörda เก็บเกี่ยว biçmek 收割 жати, збирати врожай فصل کاٹنا thu hoạch 收割

ˈreaper noun

a person or machine that reaps. dorsmasjien حاصِد، آلة حَصْد жътвар colheitador žnec, žací stroj der/die Mäher(in) høstmaskine; høstkarl θεριστής, θεριστική μηχανή segador; segadora (vilja)koristaja, (vilja)lõikur درو گر؛ ماشین درو elonkorjaaja moissonneur/-euse קוצר, מקצרה फसल काटने वाला žetelac, žetelica (stroj) arató(munkás); aratógép pemanen kornskurðarmaður/-vél mietitore, mietitrice 刈り手 베어들이는 사람, 수확기 pjovëjas, pjovimo maðina (labības) pļāvējs; pļaujmašīna pemungut oogster slåttekar; slåmaskin żniwiarz, żniwiarka لوګرى، دلواله دپريكولو ماشين ceifeiro secerător; maşină de secerat жнец; жатка žnec, žací stroj žanjec vršilica skördeman, -maskin ผู้เก็บเกี่ยวพืชผล biçici 收割機，收割者 жнець; жатка فصل کاٹنے والا کسان یا فصل کاٹنے کی مشین thợ gặt; máy gặt 收割机，收割者

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