Reap
Meaning of Reap
To cut and gather a crop; to receive as a result of effort.
ما معنى كلمة Reap بالعربي؟
حصاد المحاصيل أو جني ثمار الجهد
🌾✂️ حصاد المحاصيل أو جني ثمار الجهد؛ قطف النتائج الإيجابية للعمل الشاق؛ عملية استثمار للجهود السابقة والحصول على المكافآت والفوائد المُستحقة نتيجة الصبر والمثابرة 🌾✂️
قصة GL: حصاد الثمار يأتي بعد الزراعة والرعاية - قطف النتائج مُجزي، عملية الاستثمار التي يُحققها التعلم الجيني بعد 43 يوماً من التدريب المعرفي المُستمر 🏆
Reap in a sentence
Participants reap benefits only after consistent practice.
Early investors reaped large returns.
You reap what you sow is a legal maxim in equity.
Farmers reap wheat in summer.
Origin of Reap
From Old English rīpan, a Germanic word.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, reap appears in reap the rewards. GL learners reap the gains after forty-three days.
Reap audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Reap" — verb, pronounced /riːp/, with the stress on "reap".
Narrator: To reap is to cut and collect a crop, or to receive something as a result of what you have done.
Narrator: In plain English, it means gather, or get what you earned.
Narrator: It comes from Old English ripan or reopan.
Narrator: A common collocation is "reap the benefits", which describes enjoying good results.
Narrator: It differs from "harvest", because harvest is the general process, while reap is the cutting and also the payoff.
Narrator: In a second sense, "you reap what you sow" means your actions bring matching results.
Narrator: Farming, business, sport and moral teaching all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: you reap what you sow.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Is all that revision worth it?
Speaker B: You'll REAP the rewards! It comes from Old English.
Speaker A: In the exam results?
Speaker B: Exactly, in August.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Farmers reap the wheat in late summer", a farming scene. "The company reaped huge profits", a business note. "You reap what you sow", a proverb.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Use "reap the benefits", not "reap benefits from" with no article in formal writing.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Harvest is its cousin, gather its twin, and earn an alternative — yet reap keeps its golden charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "reap" in AI prompts — useful for business reports and habit apps.
Speaker A: How for reports?
Speaker B: Show benefits.
Prompt: Summarise how the company reaped savings from moving to cloud hosting.
Speaker A: And habit apps?
Speaker B: Motivate.
Prompt: Write a notification encouraging users that they will soon reap the benefits of daily practice.
Speaker A: Could it help farming?
Speaker B: Yes, for timing.
Prompt: Suggest when to reap barley based on moisture content and weather forecasts.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: A proverb explainer.
Prompt: Explain the proverb you reap what you sow with two modern examples.
Frequently asked questions about Reap
What does Reap mean?
To cut and gather a crop; to receive as a result of effort.
ما معنى كلمة Reap بالعربي؟
حصاد المحاصيل أو جني ثمار الجهد — 🌾✂️ حصاد المحاصيل أو جني ثمار الجهد؛ قطف النتائج الإيجابية للعمل الشاق؛ عملية استثمار للجهود السابقة والحصول على المكافآت والفوائد المُستحقة نتيجة الصبر والمثابرة 🌾✂️
How do you pronounce Reap?
Reap is pronounced /riːp/ and is used as a verb.
How is Reap used in a sentence?
Participants reap benefits only after consistent practice.
What are synonyms of Reap?
harvest, gather, collect, gain, obtain, receive.