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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.
1. : to erect by building : construct. 2. : to raise upright. 3. a(1) : to breed and raise (an animal) for use or market. (2) : to bring to maturity or self-sufficiency usually through nurturing care. reared five children. birds rearing their young.
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.
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.
Definition of rear adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 /
to raise by building; erect. to raise to an upright position: to rear a ladder.
Definition of rear noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
