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reap what one sows

/ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
reap what one -sows
IPA
/ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Galatians 6:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/
  • British English: /ˌɹiːp(h)wɒt wʌn ˈsəʊz/

Inflected Forms

reaps what one sows (present, singular) reaping what one sows (participle, present) reaped what one sowed (past) reaped what one had sown (past) reaped what one has sown (participle, past) reaped what one had sown (participle, past)

Phrases

as you sow, so shall you reap bring one's own hide to market chickens come home to roost every man is the architect of his own fortune fuck around and find out Leopards Eating People's Faces Party like turkeys voting for Christmas make one's bed and lie in it

Frequently Paired Words

as you sow, so shall you reap bring one's own hide to market chickens come home to roost every man is the architect of his own fortune fuck around and find out Leopards Eating People's Faces Party like turkeys voting for Christmas make one's bed and lie in it

Rhymes With

those does close shows goes knows rose follows clothes chose nose hard-nose

Questions

How do you pronounce reap what one sows?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/.
What does reap what one sows mean?
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.
Where does reap what one sows come from?
From Galatians 6:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

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