Synonyms for reap

Grammar : Verb

Spell : reep

Phonetic Transcription : rip

Top 10 synonyms for reap

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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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