rear

//rɪr//
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Noun

rearSingular
rearsPlural
1

The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

There is a small garden at the rear of the house.

2

The buttocks or backside of a person or animal.

He fell and landed on his rear.

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Adjective

rearCanonical form
1

Located at or near the back.

The rear door of the car was damaged in the accident.

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Verb

rearInfinitive
rearPresent tense
rearedPast tense
rearedPast participle
rearingPresent participle
rearsThird-person singular
1

To care for and raise (a child or young animal) until they are fully grown.

She reared three children on her own.

2

To breed and raise (animals) for commercial purposes.

They rear cattle on their farm for beef production.

3

(of a horse or other animal) To rise up on the hind legs.

The horse reared when it heard the loud noise.

4

To build or construct something, especially by raising it upward.

They reared a monument in the center of the town.

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