ADJ.
best, later, rich, soon
VERB + REAP
don't, sow, tears, wind
REAP + NOUN
fruits, joy, success, whirlwind
PREP.
from, in, in, into, on
ADV.
always
verb
To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
And when ye reape the haruest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reape the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy haruest.
To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
to reap a benefit from exertions
Be not deceiued, God is not mocked: for whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he also reape.
To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
Until a child process is reaped, it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process.
To deprive of the beard; to shave.
Came there a certaine Lord, neat and trimly drest; Fresh as a Bride-groome, and his Chin new reapt,
noun
A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.
To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in a good or a bad sense; to receive justice or one's just deserts.
"We will reap what we sow; live with what we do not act to change," he said.
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.
Before the attack started, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, decried efforts by his fellow Republicans to overturn the results of the election. But his eloquence was th
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.
Near-synonyms: as you make your bed, so you must lie in it; (archaic) as you have brewed, so you must drink
Alternative form of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
Ellipsis of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
And when ye reape the haruest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reape the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy haruest.
Wiktionaryto reap a benefit from exertions
WiktionaryBe not deceiued, God is not mocked: for whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he also reape.
WiktionaryYou know the phrase, we reap what we sow. I have sown the wind and this is my storm.
Tatoeba · #1697Some day you will have to reap the harvest of your own sowing.
Tatoeba · #16786We will reap rich rewards later on in life.
Tatoeba · #23002i Register
In some senses, reap is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.