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- Dictionaryrear/rɪə/
verb
- 1. bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown: "Nigel was born and reared in Bath" Similar
- 2. (of a horse or other animal) raise itself upright on its hind legs: "the horse reared in terror"
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REAR definition: 1. at the back of something: 2. the back part of something: 3. a person's bottom. Learn more.
The meaning of REAR is to erect by building : construct. How to use rear in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rear.
Rear definition: the back of something, as distinguished from the front. See examples of REAR used in a sentence.
n. 1. A hind part. 2. The point or area farthest from the front: the rear of the hall. 3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front. 4. Informal The buttocks. adj. Of, at, or located in the rear. [Middle English rere, rear of an army, short for rerewarde, rear guard; see rearward2 .] rear 2. (rîr)
The rear is the back end of something, like the rear of a school bus or the members of the marching band who stand at the rear of the parade. At the other end of something's front is its rear, whether it's a car or a line of people standing outside a theater.
Rear means situated in the back part of something or refers to the back part of something. He sat in the rear seat of the car. American English : rear / ˈrɪər /
Definition of rear adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
REAR definition: 1. the back part of something: 2. to be at the back of a group of people who are walking or…. Learn more.
rear meaning, definition, what is rear: at or near the back of something, especi...: Learn more.
[intransitive] rear (up) (of an animal, especially a horse) to raise itself on its back legs, with the front legs in the air The horse reared, throwing its rider. [intransitive] rear (up) ( of something large ) to seem to lean over you, especially in a way that makes you feel frightened
