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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024reap /rip/USA pronunciation v. - Agricultureto gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.): [~ + object]to reap grain.[no object]a time to reap and a time to sow.
- to get as a return or result:[~ + object]The company reaped large profits in its first year.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024reap (rēp),USA pronunciation v.t. - Agricultureto cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Agricultureto gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.).
- to get as a return, recompense, or result:to reap large profits.
v.i. - Agricultureto reap a crop, harvest, etc.
- bef. 900; Middle English repen, Old English repan, riopan; cognate with Middle Low German repen to ripple (flax); akin to ripe
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gather, earn, realize, gain, win.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reap /riːp/ vb - to cut or harvest (a crop), esp corn, from (a field or tract of land)
- (transitive) to gain or get (something) as a reward for or result of some action or enterprise
Etymology: Old English riopan; related to Norwegian ripa to scratch, Middle Low German repen to card, ripple (flax)ˈreapable adj |