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Added 9 October 2026

reap

/ˈɹiːp/ verb

In Latin: tondeō, metō, dēmetō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reap at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine.
To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
to reap a benefit from exertions

noun

A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.

Origin

From Middle English repen, from Old English rēopan, rēpan, variants of Old English rīpan (“to reap”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīpan, from Proto-Germanic *rīpaną (compare West Frisian repe, Norwegian ripa (“to score, scratch”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyb- (“to snatch”).

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