Meaning & use
Reaped
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Cut and gathered a crop, or, more broadly, received the results or rewards of an earlier action.
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The farmers reaped the wheat before the first autumn storm arrived.
She reaped the benefits of years of steady saving when she retired early.
A note on using this word
The proverb "you reap what you sow" uses reaped figuratively to describe receiving the consequences, good or bad, of one's own actions.
Words with a similar meaning
harvestedgatheredgarnered
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