rear
1
[ reer ]
/ rɪər /
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.
Idioms for rear
bring up the rear,
to be at the end; follow behind: The army retreated, and the fleeing civilian population brought up the rear.
Origin of rear
1
First recorded in 1590–1600; aphetic variant of
arrear
synonym study for rear
5. See
back1.
Words nearby rear
Definition for rear (2 of 2)
rear
2
[ reer ]
/ rɪər /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for rear
British Dictionary definitions for rear (1 of 2)
rear
1
/ (rɪə) /
noun
Word Origin for rear
C17: probably abstracted from
rearward or
rearguard
British Dictionary definitions for rear (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 rear
rear