to reap

Examples

• All

• How successful can you be in reaping the benefits of research in your own classroom?

  Academic text (1990)

• And now I reap the rewards of your mistake.

  A Minecraft Movie (2025)

• And man, you reap the benefits in a big way.

• But nature just works and you can reap the rewards of it.

• Traditional life is hard work, and careful timing is essential to reap the return from plants and animals.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I want to reap the benefits of my artistry.

• One of those companies reaps nearly all the profits.

• In politics, telling difficult truths can reap political rewards.

• Evidence suggests employers may reap net economic benefits by enabling women to combine work with breastfeeding.

  Academic text (2011)

• After months of hard work, she was finally able to reap the rewards of her efforts.

Synonyms

G

to gain

vsto reap

∞ 1.4

To get something useful, often by effort, like money or skills

emphasises receiving results specifically and can include cutting and gathering crops

E

to earn

vsto reap

947 1.0

To get respect from others because you behave well

includes receiving results but adds cutting and gathering crops as an example

H

to harvest

vsto reap

84 1.6

To gather ripe crops from the fields

focuses more on getting results from actions, not only physical gathering

R

to reap the harvest

vsto reap

1 3.7

To get the results of work, for example gather crops at harvest

is also used specifically for cutting and gathering crops as result

Idioms

R

to reap what you sow

• Informal

8 6.0

To get the results of your actions, good or bad

R

to reap the harvest

1 3.7

To get the results of work, for example gather crops at harvest

Compounds

R

reap hook

9.8

A hand tool with a curved blade and short handle for cutting grass or crops

How Much

to reap

104 3.1

to obtain

619 2.6

to get

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology