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Word reward
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / rɪˈwɔːd / NAmE / rɪˈwɔːrd /
Example
  • she was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus.
  • he rewarded us handsomely (= with a lot of money) for helping him.
  • she started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile.
  • our patience was finally rewarded.
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reward

(verb)BrE / rɪˈwɔːd / NAmE / rɪˈwɔːrd /
  1. to give something to somebody because they have done something good, worked hard, etc.
    • She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus.
    • He rewarded us handsomely (= with a lot of money) for helping him.
    • She started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile.
    • Our patience was finally rewarded.
    • After a steep climb you will be rewarded by magnificent views from the summit.

    Extra Examples

    • Good behaviour should always be rewarded.
    • He was duly rewarded for his outstanding contribution to the arts.
    • Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal.
    • Her efforts were rewarded with a medal.
    • The rats are rewarded with food when they press the lever.
    • We must make sure that effort is properly rewarded.
    • You will be handsomely rewarded for your loyalty.
    • highly rewarded occupations
    • After a steep climb you will be rewarded by magnficent views from the summit.
    • He rewarded us handsomely for helping him.
    • Se was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they reward
    • he / she / it rewards
    • past simple rewarded
    • past participle rewarded
    • -ing form rewarding

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French reguard ‘regard, heed’, also an early sense of the English word.
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