Definition of 'pear'
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pear in British English
noun
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Word origin
Old English pere, ultimately from Latin pirumWord Frequency
pear in American English
noun
1.
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Word origin
ME pere < OE peru < VL *pira < L pl. of pirum, pear, akin to Gr apion: of pre-Gr Mediterranean orig.
Word Frequency
pear in American English
(pɛər)
noun
1.
2.
the tree itself
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pearlike adjective
Word origin
[bef. 1000; ME pe(e)re, OE peru ‹ LL pira, fem. sing. use of pl. of L of pirum (neut.) pear]Examples of 'pear' in a sentence
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tree, woodQuick word challenge
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Which tree am I?
an Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus diversifolia
Which tree am I?
any of various thorny trees or shrubs of the N temperate rosaceous genus Crataegus, esp C. oxyacantha, having white or pink flowers and reddish fruits (haws)
Which tree am I?
any of several Australian acacias, esp Acacia pendula, having hard scented wood used for fences
Which tree am I?
a tall coniferous tree, Araucaria heterophylla, native to Norfolk Island and widely cultivated
Which tree am I?
a New Zealand myrtaceous tree, Leptospermum scoparium, with strong elastic wood and aromatic leaves
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pear
British English: pear
/pɛə/ NOUN
A pear is a juicy fruit which is narrow at the top and wider at the bottom. It has white flesh and green or yellow skin.
- American English: pear /ˈpɛər/
- Arabic: كُمِّثرَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: pêra
- Chinese: 梨子
- Croatian: kruška
- Czech: hruška
- Danish: pære
- Dutch: peer
- European Spanish: pera
- Finnish: päärynä
- French: poire
- German: Birne
- Greek: αχλάδι
- Italian: pera
- Japanese: 西洋ナシ
- Korean: 배
- Norwegian: pære
- Polish: gruszka
- European Portuguese: pêra
- Romanian: pară
- Russian: груша
- Latin American Spanish: pera
- Swedish: päron
- Thai: ลูกแพร์
- Turkish: armut
- Ukrainian: груша
- Vietnamese: quả lê
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