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   rear

   /rɪə/

   verb

   • 1. bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown: "Nigel was born and reared in Bath" Similar bring upcare forlook afternurtureparenteducatetraininstructraise
   • ▪ (of an animal) care for (its young) until they are fully grown.
   • ▪ breed and raise (animals): "the calves are reared for beef" Similar breedraisekeeptend
   • ▪ grow or cultivate (plants): "laboratory-reared plantlets" Similar growcultivate
   • 2. (of a horse or other animal) raise itself upright on its hind legs: "the horse reared in terror"
   • ▪ (of a building, mountain, etc.) extend or appear to extend to a great height: "houses reared up on either side" Similar riserise uptowersoarloom
   • ▪ (of a person) show anger or irritation: "if anyone said the wrong thing, I used to rear up"
   • ▪ set upright: archaic "at once the mast we rear, at once unbind the spacious sheet"

   Word Origin Old Englishrǣran ‘set upright, construct, elevate’, of Germanic origin; related to raise (which has supplanted rear in many applications), also to rise.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rearer noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   • E

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   • A

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   • R

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of rear as an adjective, noun and verb in English. Find out how to use rear to describe the back of something, the back part of something, a person's bottom, or to care for young animals or children.

   • Traditional

     REAR translate: 後部的；後面的；背部的, 屁股，腚, 照顧, 養育;撫養;飼養, 舉起,...

   • English (US)

     verb. us / rɪr / uk / rɪə r/ rear verb (CARE FOR) C1 [ T ]...

   • Znaczenie Rear, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     rear definicja: 1. at the back of something: 2. the back...

   • Rear Spanish Translation

     REAR translate: trasero, culo, trasero, criar, trasero...

   • Rear: Italian Translation

     REAR translate: allevare, retro, retrovia, didietro,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     REAR translate: traseiro, posterior, traseiro, criar, bunda...

   • Rear: Czech Translation

     rear - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

   • Rear: Japanese Translation

     REAR translate: （子供）を育てる, 養う, 尻（しり）, 後方（こうほう）の. Learn more...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rearRear Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rearREAR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Rear can be a noun meaning the back of something, or a verb meaning to raise, lift, or erect something. Learn how to use rear in different contexts, such as in the rear of a house, bring up the rear, or rear its head.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › rearRear - definition of rear by The Free Dictionary

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREAR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of rear as an adjective, noun and verb in English. Find out how to use rear to describe the back of something, the back part of something, a person's bottom, or to care for young animals or children.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrear adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Rear is an adjective that means at or near the back of something. Learn how to use it in sentences, see examples, and find synonyms and word origin.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rearRear - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.