reap

Betekenis (English)

Verb

1. To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
2. To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
3. To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
4. To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
5. (obsolete) To deprive of the beard; to shave.

Noun

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

Concepten

oogsten

maaien

jatten

neerhalen

wegrukken

Synonyms

harvest

mow

cut

scythe

shear

gain

crop

acquire

gather

obtain

cut off

pick up

clip

get

glean

gather in

pluck

trim

prune

sythe

attain

extract

pick

⛏️

earn

draw

cut down

cull

score

secure

sever

slice

spring

stab

strike

take

take on

win

get laid

make a profit

washed away

fish

🐟

cut asunder

achieve

clear harvest

assume

bag

benefit

bring

bring in

buy

🛍️

clear

collect

contract

cultivate

cuts

deserve

divide

find

🔍

garner

hack

have

let

lop

mower

pick off

pick out

procure

profit

put

receive

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɹiːp/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: repen

Inherited from Oudengels: rēopan

Cognate with Oudengels: rīpan

Cognate with Fries: repe

Cognate with Noors: ripa

In summary

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”).