reap

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɹiːp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like rip /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Freq #14195

Meanings

1

verb
To get or receive something as a result of your actions.

After years of hard work, she is now reaping the rewards.
2

verb
To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.

The farmers reaped the wheat before the autumn rains.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to get or receive something... harvest draw

2 verb · to cut and gather a crop,... harvest

Word family

Forms reapedreapingreapsunreaped

Derived forms reap-silverreap-timereapablereaperreaphookunreaped

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Simplified etymology

Reap is an Old English word of unknown origin. No matching forms have been identified in related languages, so its deeper history remains uncertain.

Etymology

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”).

repen Middle English rēopan Old English *rīpan Proto-West Germanic *rīpaną Proto-Germanic *h₁reyb- Proto-Indo-European

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# reap

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹiːp/
**Frequency rank:** 14195

## Meanings
1. To get or receive something as a result of your actions.
2. To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.

## Examples
- After years of hard work, she is now reaping the rewards.
- The farmers reaped the wheat before the autumn rains.

## Derived Forms
- reap-silver
- reap-time
- reapable
- reaper
- reaphook
- unreaped

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: repen
- Root: rēopan
- Root: *rīpan
- Root: *rīpaną
- Root: *h₁reyb-

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Reap is 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”). In present-day use, it can mean to get or receive something as a result of your actions, or to cut and gather a crop, especially grain. Derived formations include reap-silver, reap-time, reapable, reaper, and reaphook.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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