āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨
the part of an object located on the opposite side from its front
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He attached the trailer to the rear of the truck.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤āĻŽā§āĻŦ
the part of the human body on which a person sits
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chair was so uncomfortable that it made his rear ache after a while.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
the part of a military force that is furthest from the enemy, often used for support and logistics
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soldiers at the rear were tasked with organizing medical aid and rations.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ°, āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ
situated or near the back of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The rear tires of the car were larger than the front tires for better traction.
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to rear
01
āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to raise and care for a child until they are grown
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It takes a lot of patience and love to rear a child well.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to stand or rise onto the back legs, usually referring to animals
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lion reared on its back legs and roared.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ§āĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to rise or extend to a great height, especially when something appears to tower over its surroundings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mountain reared up in the distance, its peak covered in snow.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢā§ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
04
āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to care for and raise animals until they reach maturity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She has been rearing horses for competitive racing.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to nurture or cultivate something, especially plants, to help it grow
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The farmer reared his crops with great attention to detail.
āĻāĻžāĻˇā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
