reap

Definition

  • verb: to get (something, such as a reward) as a result of something that you have done
  • verb: to cut with a sickle, scythe, or 'reaping' machine
  • synonyms: gather, obtain, shave

Examples

  • If you're rude to everyone, you'll 'reap what you sow'. [=people will be rude to you]

  • She is now 'reaping' the benefits/rewards of her hard work.

  • He 'reaped' large profits from his investments.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) made it into the army at all. Just try not to screw up anything too badly while I'm gone. Okay? Let's go. Let's go. "Cursed blade shall reap." "Cursed blade shall reap." What good is a prophecy if you can't even understand it? I guess you don't have any answers either, Dad. (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
  • (..) And that half-blood of the eldest gods... shall reach against all odds. "And see the world in endless sleep... "the evil soul, cursed blade shall reap. "A single choice shall end his days... "Olympus to preserve or raze." And that is "raze" with a as in "destroy." l asked. (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters