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rewarded

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈwɔɹdəd// UK //ɹɪwˈɔːdɪd// re·ward·ed

v. to give someone a prize, money, or a special treat because they did something good or worked hard.

v. to provide a person or animal with a recompense for service, merit, or achievement. Often used in the passive voice to indicate the receipt of a benefit following a specific action.


SIMPLE

The company rewarded her hard work with a promotion.

CONTEXTUAL

The researchers rewarded the dog with a small treat every time it successfully identified the correct scent.

COMPLEX

While the immediate results were modest, the investors were eventually rewarded for their patience when the startup's valuation tripled after the second quarter.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; it is frequently followed by the preposition 'with' for the prize or 'for' for the action.

Pitfall

He was rewarded by a gold medalHe was rewarded with a gold medalUse 'with' to describe the physical prize or benefit given, rather than 'by'.

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