reap

v., reaped, reap·ing, reaps.

v.tr.

1. To cut (grain or pulse) for harvest with a scythe, sickle, or reaper.
2. To harvest (a crop).
3. To harvest a crop from: reaping a field.
4. 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: reap grain; garner compliments; gathering mushrooms; glean information; harvested rich rewards.

verb

To collect ripe crops: crop, garner, gather, harvest, pick. See collect/distribute.

v

Definition: collect, harvest
Antonyms: plant, sow

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IN BRIEF: To gather in crops. Also: To get in return for effort.

You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get. — Robert Collier

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - høste
v. intr. - sikre sig, få fingre i

Nederlands (Dutch)
oogsten, vergaren, maaien

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Agric) moissonner, recueillir, (fig) récolter
v. intr. - (Agric) moissonner

Deutsch (German)
v. - ernten, schneiden, abernten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δρέπω, θερίζω, μαζεύω

Italiano (Italian)
riscuotere, mietere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ceifar, colher

Русский (Russian)
жать, пожинать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cosechar, recoger, segar
v. intr. - cosechar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mogen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收割, 获得, 收获, 遭到报应, 得到报偿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 收割, 獲得, 收穫
v. intr. - 收割, 遭到報應, 收穫, 得到報償

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 수확하다, 받다
v. intr. - 수확하다, 획득하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 刈る, 収穫する, 獲得する

idioms:

• reap the harvest    収穫する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحصد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זכה ב-, אסף, קצר‬
v. intr. - ‮קצר‬

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