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reap — verb Etymology: Middle English repen, from Old English reopan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) to clear of a crop by reaping b. to gather by reaping ; harvest … New Collegiate Dictionary
ripe — adjective (riper; ripest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rīpe; akin to Old English rīpan, reopan to reap Date: before 12th century 1. fully grown and developed ; mature < ripe fruit > < ripe wheat > 2. having mature knowledge,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
reap — [ri:p] v [: Old English; Origin: reopan] 1.) [T] to get something, especially something good, as a result of what you have done reap the benefit/reward/profit (of sth) ▪ Those who do take risks often reap the rewards. 2.) you reap what you sow… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reap — (v.) to cut grain with a hook or sickle, O.E. reopan, Mercian form of ripan to reap, related to O.E. ripe ripe (see RIPE (Cf. ripe)). Related: Reaped; reaping … Etymology dictionary
reap — verb 1》 cut or gather (a crop or harvest). ↘harvest the crop from (land). 2》 receive as a consequence of one s own or others actions. Origin OE ripan, reopan, of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
reap — v.tr. 1 cut or gather (a crop, esp. grain) as a harvest. 2 harvest the crop of (a field etc.). 3 receive as the consequence of one s own or others actions. Etymology: OE ripan, reopan, of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
