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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.
noun. the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house. the space or position behind something: The bus driver asked the passengers to move to the rear. the buttocks; rump. the hindmost portion of an army, fleet, etc. adjective. pertaining to or situated at the rear of something: the rear door of a bus.
Definition of rear adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 /
[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.
Rear definition: the back of something, as distinguished from the front. See examples of REAR used in a sentence.
The back and the rear have a similar meaning, but the rear is used more in formal or official language: What's that in the back of the fridge? The exits are located at the rear of the aircraft. It is usual to talk about the back door of a house, but the rear exit of an aircraft or a public building.
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.
