rear

CEFRC1

[ˈɹiɚ] ~ [ˈɹiɹ̩]

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The back part of something.

  2. 02

    verb

    To raise and care for a child or animal.

Examples

  • A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck.

  • Smokers are asked to occupy the rear seats.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹiə/
  • /ˈɹɪjə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To breed and raise.

  2. To rise up on the hind legs.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

More examples

In context

  • The hijackers moved to the rear of the plane.

  • The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years.

  • The horse was shocked, and thus reared.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English reren (“to raise”), from Old English rǣran (“to raise, set upright, promote, exalt, begin, create, give rise to, excite, rouse, arouse, stir up”), from Proto-West Germanic *raiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *raizijaną, *raisijaną (“to cause to rise, raise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to lift oneself, rise”). Cognate with Scots rere (“to construct, build, rear”), Icelandic reisa (“to raise”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (raisjan, “to cause to rise, lift up, establish”), German reisen (“to travel”, literally “to rear up and depart”); and a doublet of raise. More at rise. Related to rise and raise, which is used for several of its now archaic or obsolete senses and for some...