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(rēp) 
v., reaped, reap·ing, reaps. v.tr.
v., reaped, reap·ing, reaps. v.tr.
- To cut (grain or pulse) for harvest with a scythe, sickle, or reaper.
- To harvest (a crop).
- To harvest a crop from: reaping a field.
- To obtain as a result of effort: She reaped large profits from her unique invention.
- To cut or harvest grain or pulse.
- 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.
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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
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- Farming and Crops - reap: (vb) gather a crop, esp. grain, by cutting
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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
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
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - זכה ב-, אסף, קצר
v. intr. - קצר
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