reap

Definition

To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine

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”).

Example Sentences

• "And when ye reape the haruest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reape the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy haruest."
• "to reap a benefit from exertions"
• "Be not deceiued, God is not mocked: for whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he also reape."