English Dictionary
Definition of “rear”
1rear1 (rɪə
)
Definitions
noun
- the back or hind part
- the area or position that lies at the back ⇒
a garden at the rear of the house
- the section of a military force or procession farthest from the front
- the buttocks See buttock
- See bring up the rear
- See in the rear
- (modifier) of or in the rear ⇒
the rear legs
the rear side
Word Origin
C17: probably abstracted from rearward or rearguard
Synonyms
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behind,
backside,
rump,
rear end,
seat,
tail,
butt,
bum,
ass,
buns,
arse,
buttocks,
posterior,
derrière,
tush,
fundament,
jacksy,
2rear2 (rɪə)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to care for and educate (children) until maturity; bring up; raise
- (tr) to breed (animals) or grow (plants)
- (tr) to place or lift (a ladder, etc) upright
- (tr) to erect (a monument, building, etc); put up
- (intr) often foll by up (esp of horses) to lift the front legs in the air and stand nearly upright
- (intr; often foll by up or over) (esp of tall buildings) to rise high; tower
- (intr) to start with anger, resentment, etc
Alternative Forms
ˈrearer noun Word Origin
Old English rǣran ; related to Old High German rēren to distribute, Old Norse reisa to raise
Translations
- British English:
rear
Rear means situated in the back part of something or refers to the back part of something.He sat in the rear seat of the car.rɪə NOUN He sat in the rear seat of the car.
- Spanish:
trasero
adj trasera
- French:
arrière
adj
- German:
hinterer
adj hintere , hinteres
- Chinese: 后面的 adj
- Arabic: خَلْفِيّ adj
- Portuguese: traseiro adj traseira
- Russian: задний adj задняя
- Croatian: pozadinski adj pozadinska
- Czech: zadní adj
- Danish: bag- adj
- Dutch: achter- adj
- Finnish: taka- adj
- Greek: πισινός adj πισινή
- Italian: posteriore adj
- Japanese: 後ろの no_posp
- Korean: 뒤의 adj
- Norwegian: bak- adj
- Polish: tylny adj tylna
- Brazilian Portuguese: traseiro adj traseira
- European Spanish:
trasero
adj trasera
- Swedish: bak- adj
- Thai: ข้างหลัง adj
- Turkish: arka adj
- Vietnamese: ở đằng sau adj
- British English:
rear
The rearof something is the back part of it....the rear of the building.rɪə NOUN ...the rear of the building.
- Spanish: parte trasera nf
- French:
arrière
nm
- German: hinterer Teil nm
- Chinese: 背后 n
- Arabic: مُؤَخَّرَة n
- Portuguese: parte traseira nf
- Russian: задняя часть nf
- Croatian: pozadina nf
- Czech: zadní část nf
- Danish: bagende nutr
- Dutch: achterkant nm
- Finnish: takaosa n
- Greek: νώτα npl
- Italian: retro nm
- Japanese: 後ろ n
- Korean: 뒤 n
- Norwegian: bakside nm
- Polish: tył nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: parte traseira nf
- European Spanish: parte trasera nf
- Swedish: bakdel nutr
- Thai: ด้านหลัง n
- Turkish: arka n
- Vietnamese: phía sau n
Usage examples
Voss hopped on to the ledge at the rear doorway of the tram, pressed himself against the folding door.
Robert Wilson, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)A smaller group of protesters who stood in the rear of the crowd shouted, "Shame, shame!
Globe and Mail (2003)There are parking areas to the front and rear as well as decking leading from the conservatory.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Chase came nimbly down the steps, glanced once at the pitching barge, then stepped gracefully onto the rear thwart.
Bernard Cornwell, SHARPE'S TRAFALGAR (2001)
