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Synonyms for reap


Grammar : Verb
Spell : reep
Phonetic Transcription : rip

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Définition of reap

Origin :
  • "to cut grain with a hook or sickle," Old English reopan, Mercian form of ripan "to reap," related to Old English ripe "ripe" (see ripe). Related: Reaped; reaping.
  • verb collect, harvest
Example sentences :
  • You will need practice to reap the full benefit of my instructions.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Since she had endured so much, why not endure a little longer and reap a dear reward?
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Of these discoveries we are only now beginning to reap the benefit.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • "But you must remember that after all you are going to reap the benefit of it now," Wrayson remarked.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • She sought to reap advantage from her weakness of body and mind.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • They reap the rewards of the docility and zeal of the masses which they direct.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Franklin came now to reap the fruits of a long and well spent life.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More
  • I had laid my plans carefully, and I had expected to reap a nice harvest.
  • Extract from : « The Long Voyage » by Carl Richard Jacobi
  • And should you merely sever the ears at top, or reap close to the ground?
  • Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon
  • "Ah, there will not be many more such harvests to reap," said he, sighing.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

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