YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW

Meaning of YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW in English

( saying ) you have to deal with the bad effects or results of sth that you originally started

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
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SOW — I. ˈsau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sowe, suwe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English sū …
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REAP — I. ˈrēp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English repen, ripen, from Old English reopan, rīpan; akin to Middle Dutch …
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SOW — (v. t.) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: …
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SOW — (n.) A sow bug.
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REAP — (v. t.) To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
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REAP — (v. t.) To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or …
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SOW — ( v. t. ) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also …
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SOW — ( n. ) A sow bug.
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REAP — ( v. t. ) To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of …
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REAP — ( v. t. ) To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
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WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
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REAP — — reapable , adj. /reep/ , v.t. 1. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or …
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WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
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SOW — I. ˈsau̇ noun Etymology: Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English & Old High German sū …
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REAP — verb Etymology: Middle English repen, from Old English reopan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) : to …
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WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
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SOW — noun a sow bug. 2. sow ·vi to sew. ·see sew. 3. sow ·noun the female of swine, or of …
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REAP — vt to clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field. 2. reap ·vt to deprive of the …
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WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
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SOW — [sow] n [ME sowe, fr. OE sugu; akin to OE & OHG su sow, L sus pig, swine, hog, Gk …
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REAP — [reap] vb [ME repen, fr. OE reopan] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): to cut with a sickle, scythe, or …
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SOW — I sow verb 'place (seeds)' BrE AmE səʊ AmE soʊ (= so) ▷ sowed səʊd AmE soʊd ▷ sowing ˈsəʊ …
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REAP — reap BrE AmE riːp ▷ reaped riːpt ▷ reaping ˈriːp ɪŋ ▷ reaps riːps
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SOW — I . / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ verb —see also sow (II) ( sowed , sown / səʊn; NAmE soʊn/ or …
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WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
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REAP — / riːp; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] to obtain sth, especially sth good, as a direct result of …
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WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
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REAP — reap /riːp/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: reopan ] 1 . [transitive] to get something, especially …
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WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOW — n. 1 a a female adult pig, esp. after farrowing. b a female guinea-pig. c the female of some other …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
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SOW — n. 1 a a female adult pig, esp. after farrowing. b a female guinea-pig. c the female of some other …
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SOW — v.tr. (past sowed; past part. sown or sowed) 1 (also absol.) a scatter (seed) on or in the earth. b …
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WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
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SOW — 1. v.tr. (past sowed; past part. sown or sowed) 1. (also absol.) a scatter (seed) on or in the earth. …
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SOW — I. VERB USES /soʊ/ ( sows, sowing, sowed, sown) 1. If you sow seeds or sow an area of land …
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WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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REAP — ( reaps, reaping, reaped) If you reap the benefits or the rewards of something, you enjoy the good things that …
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WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
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SOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES plant/sow seeds (= put them in the soil ) ▪ Sow the seeds in …
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REAP — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES reap rewards (= get them ) ▪ She is now reaping the rewards of all …
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SOW — (PLANT) [verb] [past simple] sowed, [past participle] sown or sowed - to put (seeds) in or on the ground so …
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REAP — [verb] - to cut and collect by hand (crops such as wheat) using a tool with a curved blade or, …
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REAP — Synonyms and related words : abbreviate, abridge, abstract, acquire, bag, be seized of, bob, boil down, bring in, capsulize, capture, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOW — A fat woman. He has got the wrong sow by the ear, he mistakes his man. Drunk as David's sow; …
Slang English vocab
SOW — verb ADVERB ▪ early ▪ Sow early for an early crop. ▪ thinly ▪ Sow the seeds thinly. PREPOSITION ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
REAP — verb Reap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ benefit , ↑ crop , ↑ dividend , ↑ …
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REAP — v. 1 harvest, garner, glean, gather (in), mow, take in or up The land was fertile, and a bountiful crop …
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WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
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SOW — I гл. 1) сеять; засевать, засеивать Syn : drill, lose 2) сеять, распространять; насаждать Syn : drill, lose ∙ sow …
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REAP — гл. 1) жать, пожинать, собирать урожай We reaped a fine crop of fruit from the bushes that we planted last …
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOW — sow.ogg _I saʋ n 1. свинья, свиноматка 2. метал. настыль, козёл to take /to get, to have/ the wrong sow …
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REAP — reap.ogg 1. ri:p n сноп; охапка ( пшеницы и т. п. ) 2. ri:p v 1. жать или косить ( …
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REAP — жать, снимать урожай пожинать плоды to reap as one has sown - что посеешь, то и пожнешь to reap where …
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