rear
2
[ reer ]
/ rɪər /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for rear
rear its (ugly) head.
head(def 85).
Origin of rear
2
before 900; Middle English
reren, Old English
rǣran to
raise; cognate with Gothic
-raisjan, Old Norse
reisa
usage note for rear
1. See
raise.
OTHER WORDS FROM rear
un·reared, adjective well-reared, adjectiveWords nearby rear
Example sentences from the Web for reared
British Dictionary definitions for reared (1 of 2)
rear
1
/ (rɪə) /
noun
Word Origin for rear
C17: probably abstracted from
rearward or
rearguard
British Dictionary definitions for reared (2 of 2)
rear
2
/ (rɪə) /
verb
Derived forms of rear
rearer, nounWord Origin for rear
Old English
rǣran; related to Old High German
rēren to distribute, Old Norse
reisa to
raise
Idioms and Phrases with reared
rear