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reaping the benefits

reaping the benefits is the present participle and gerund of reap the benefits.

Meaning of reap the benefits

Verb

reap the benefits (third-person singular simple present reaps the benefits, present participle reaping the benefits, simple past and past participle reaped the benefits)

  1. (intransitive) Enjoy the comforts of something.
    • Oh, well, the bees made it. I just reap the benefits.2022, “Boxed In/Beekeepers”, in Beavis and Butt-head, season 1, episode 2

Questions about reaping the benefits

What is reaping the benefits the present participle and gerund of?
Reaping the benefits is the present participle and gerund of reap the benefits.

Words near reaping the benefits in the dictionary

  1. reaphook
  2. reaphooks
  3. reaping
  4. reaping hook
  5. reaping hooks
  6. reaping the benefits
  7. reaping the harvest
  8. reaping the whirlwind
  9. reaping time
  10. reaping what one sows
  11. reaping-hook

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