Antonyms for reaped


Grammar : Verb
Spell : reep
Phonetic Transcription : rip


Definition of reaped

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 :
  • As he made his way forward, he reaped a portion of the Devil's promised fame.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Two crops may be reaped from the same plant; but the second is poor if it be not flooded.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • The sun is still warm, but the waters of the lake are grey and all the fields are reaped.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • You have reaped what you have sown, that is all; but you have suffered enough.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
  • Nina had been a great success in society, and she reaped the full benefit of it.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • I have ever been candid with you, my child, and I have reaped all the benefit of my frankness; let me then tell you all.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • The rye was reaped, the wheat and oats were harvested, and the flax was pulled.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • They lay in the dank and chilly dawn as though death had reaped the field.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • I should be content could I believe it would be reaped then.
  • Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
  • The winds had been long sown, and now the whirlwind was to be reaped.
  • Extract from : « Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis » by John A. J. Creswell

Synonyms for reaped

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