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R0072200 (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.

[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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(riːp) vb1. (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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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]

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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Past participle: reaped
Gerund: reaping

Imperative
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Present
I reap
you reap
he/she/it reaps
we reap
you reap
they reap

Preterite
I reaped
you reaped
he/she/it reaped
we reaped
you reaped
they reaped

Present Continuous
I am reaping
you are reaping
he/she/it is reaping
we are reaping
you are reaping
they are reaping

Present Perfect
I have reaped
you have reaped
he/she/it has reaped
we have reaped
you have reaped
they have reaped

Past Continuous
I was reaping
you were reaping
he/she/it was reaping
we were reaping
you were reaping
they were reaping

Past Perfect
I had reaped
you had reaped
he/she/it had reaped
we had reaped
you had reaped
they had reaped

Future
I will reap
you will reap
he/she/it will reap
we will reap
you will reap
they will reap

Future Perfect
I will have reaped
you will have reaped
he/she/it will have reaped
we will have reaped
you will have reaped
they will have reaped

Future Continuous
I will be reaping
you will be reaping
he/she/it will be reaping
we will be reaping
you will be reaping
they will be reaping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reaping
you have been reaping
he/she/it has been reaping
we have been reaping
you have been reaping
they have been reaping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reaping
you will have been reaping
he/she/it will have been reaping
we will have been reaping
you will have been reaping
they will have been reaping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reaping
you had been reaping
he/she/it had been reaping
we had been reaping
you had been reaping
they had been reaping

Conditional
I would reap
you would reap
he/she/it would reap
we would reap
you would reap
they would reap

Past Conditional
I would have reaped
you would have reaped
he/she/it would have reaped
we would have reaped
you would have reaped
they would have reaped

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reap - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"glean, harvestcut - 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"drawdraw - 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"

reap

verb1. 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

reap

verbTo collect ripe crops:crop, garner, gather, harvest, pick.

Translations

收割

reap

(riːp) verb to cut and gather (corn etc). The farmer is reaping the wheat.收割ˈreaper noun a person or machine that reaps. 收割机，收割者

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as you sow, so shall you reap

Your actions dictate the consequences. The phrase is Biblical in origin. Of course you're exhausted in class—you stay up too late! As you sow, so shall you reap. Of course you're being investigated for tax fraud—you've spent years trying to avoid paying them. As you sow, so shall you reap.See also: reap, shall

reap a/the harvest of (something)

To experience the consequences of some previous action or past event. You have three papers due on Monday? It sounds like you're reaping the harvest of your procrastination. Our students are unprepared for the workforce, and we are reaping a harvest of lowered standards.See also: harvest, of, reap

you reap what you sow

Your actions dictate the consequences. The phrase is Biblical in origin. Of course you're being investigated for tax fraud—you've spent years trying to avoid paying them. You reap what you sow. Of course you're exhausted in class—you stay up too late! You reap what you sow.See also: reap, sow, what

reap the whirlwind

To suffer the negative consequences of one's actions. This phrase originated in the Bible. If you don't do your homework now, you'll reap the whirlwind when you have to take your final exam.See also: reap, whirlwind

reap (something) from (someone or something)

1. Literally, to accrue or accumulate something from the harvest of something else. We were able to reap a huge bounty of corn from the fields this year.2. To gain, obtain, or achieve something from some source. I'll ensure you're able to reap huge profits from this investment. The data we reaped from these computer caches will enable us to take down the terrorist cell once and for all.See also: reap

sow the wind, (and) reap the whirlwind

Foolish or thoughtless actions will have larger, more dire consequences than you may anticipate, which you will ultimately have to confront or deal with. The expression originated in the Bible, in Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind." These bankers were worried first and foremost with making as much money as they possibly could, consequences be damned. Well, sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. I just think it makes no sense to throw away such a good job to pursue this vanity project of yours. It's your decision in the end, but sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.See also: reap, sow, whirlwind

As you sow, so shall you reap,

and As a man sows, so shall he reap.Prov. Things will happen to you good or bad, according to how you behave. (Biblical.) You should stop being so cruel to other people. As you sow, so shall you reap. Fred built an immense fortune by swindling others, but lost it all when someone swindled him. As a man sows, so shall he reap.See also: reap, shall

reap something from something

1. Lit. to harvest something from something. We reaped a fine harvest from our cornfields this year. They will reap nothing from their flooded fields. 2. Fig. to gain something from something. The students reaped a lot of information from their interview with the police chief. I hope to reap some good advice from the discussion.See also: reap

sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

Prov. to start some kind of trouble that grows much larger than you planned. (Biblical.) our enemy has sown the wind by provoking this war, and they will reap the whirlwind when we vanquish them.See also: and, reap, sow, whirlwind, wind

reap the harvest

1. If someone reaps the harvest of past actions, they benefit as a result of those actions. Note: To reap a crop such as corn means to cut and gather it. He's a player at the top of his game, reaping the harvest of his own hard work. In subsequent years he would reap the harvest of his excellent training..2. If someone reaps the harvest, they suffer now because of mistakes that they made in the past. Note: To reap a crop such as corn means to cut and gather it. We are now as a nation reaping the harvest of the lack of attention to basics in language and numbers.See also: harvest, reap

reap the whirlwind

LITERARYIf someone reaps the whirlwind, they suffer now because of mistakes that they made in the past. Note: To reap a crop such as corn means to cut and gather it. The Government refused to tackle the problem at the time and it is now reaping the whirlwind. Note: This expression comes from the proverb sow the wind and reap the whirlwind and people sometimes use other parts of the whole expression. The Prime Minister is now reaping the economic whirlwind he helped to sow. Note: This is a quotation from the Bible. It refers to the punishment of the Israelites for disobeying God: `For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.' (Hosea 8:7) See also: reap, whirlwind

reap what you sow

If someone reaps what they sow, they suffer or benefit as a result of their own actions. Note: To reap a crop such as corn means to cut and gather it. Parents who neglect their children will reap what they sow. It seems to me that if we neglect these people in our society, we should expect to reap what we sow. Note: People sometimes use the more formal expressions as you sow, so shall you reap or as we sow, so shall we reap. Our future lies in our own hands. Let us ensure that it is ethical and spiritual, for without doubt as we sow so shall we reap! Note: This is based on a quotation from the Bible: `Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.' (Galatians 6:7) See also: reap, sow, what

reap the harvest (or fruits) of

suffer the results or consequences of.See also: harvest, of, reap

you reap what you sow

you eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions. This proverbial saying exists in various forms. Its biblical source is Galatians 6:7: ‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap’.See also: reap, sow, what

reap the whirlwind

suffer serious consequences as a result of your actions. This expression alludes to the proverb they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind , which is taken from Hosea 8:7. 1998 Spectator A [political] party that thought all it had to do to keep Scotland happy was deliver devolution is instead reaping the whirlwind it sowed in the Eighties. See also: reap, whirlwind

reap a/the ˈharvest

(British English) benefit or suffer as a direct result of something that you have done: His attacking policies have reaped a particularly good harvest overseas, where he is well known as a shrewd businessman.See also: harvest, reap

you ˌreap what you ˈsow

(saying) you have to deal with the bad effects or results of something that you originally started: He’s so mean! When I went to him for some sympathy and understanding, all he said was ‘you reap what you sow’!These two phrases refer to farmers cutting and collecting crops from a field.See also: reap, sow, what

(sow the wind,) reap the ˈwhirlwind

(especially American English) suffer as a result of your actions: We will reap the whirlwind of those actions for years, if not decades, to come.This expression comes from the Bible. A whirlwind is a strong wind that spins very fast and causes a lot of damage.See also: reap, whirlwind

reap the whirlwind

Suffer the consequences. Hosea 8:7's “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind” has come to mean that evil deeds in the past will come back to haunt you. Another biblical verse with a similar admonition is Galatians 6:7's “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (used as the expression, “you'll reap what you sow”), and Proverbs 11:29's “He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.” As yet another indication how popular references have shifted from the sacred to the profane, the contemporary equivalent is “Be aware of what you do, or else it may come back and bite you in the ass.”See also: reap, whirlwind

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as you sow, so shall you reap

reap a/the harvest of (something)

you reap what you sow

reap the whirlwind

reap (something) from (someone or something)

sow the wind, (and) reap the whirlwind

As you sow, so shall you reap,

reap something from something

sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

reap the harvest

reap the whirlwind

reap what you sow

reap the harvest (or fruits) of

you reap what you sow

reap the whirlwind

reap a/the ˈharvest

you ˌreap what you ˈsow

(sow the wind,) reap the ˈwhirlwind

reap the whirlwind

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verb get

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verb collect

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verb to collect ripe crops

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verb gather, as of natural products

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verb get or derive

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