English

Detailed Synonyms for rear in English

rear:

to rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)

  1. to rear
    to raise; to bring up; to rear; to educate
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • bring up verb (brings up, brought up, bringing up)
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
    • educate verb (educates, educated, educating)
  2. to rear
    to breed; to cultivate; to raise; to rear
    • breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
  3. to rear
    – construct, build, or erect 1
    to raise; to rear; to set up; to erect; to put up
    – construct, build, or erect 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
    • set up verb (sets up, set up, setting up)
    • erect verb (erects, erected, erecting)
    • put up verb (puts up, put up, putting up)
  4. to rear
    – stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds 1
    to rear; to rise up
    – stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds 1
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
      • The horse reared in terror1
    • rise up verb (rises up, rose up, rising up)
  5. to rear
    – cause to rise up 1
    to rear; to erect
    – cause to rise up 1
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
    • erect verb (erects, erected, erecting)
  6. to rear
    – bring up 1
    to raise; to rear; to nurture; parent; to bring up
    – bring up 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
      • raise a family1
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
    • nurture verb (nurtures, nurtured, nurturing)
    • parent verb
    • bring up verb (brings up, brought up, bringing up)
      • bring up children1
  7. to rear
    – rise up 1
    to rise; to rear; to lift
    – rise up 1
    • rise verb (rises, rose, rising)
      • The building rose before them1
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)

Conjugations for rear:

present
  1. rear
  2. rear
  3. rears
  4. rear
  5. rear
  6. rear
simple past
  1. reared
  2. reared
  3. reared
  4. reared
  5. reared
  6. reared
present perfect
  1. have reared
  2. have reared
  3. has reared
  4. have reared
  5. have reared
  6. have reared
past continuous
  1. was rearing
  2. were rearing
  3. was rearing
  4. were rearing
  5. were rearing
  6. were rearing
future
  1. shall rear
  2. will rear
  3. will rear
  4. shall rear
  5. will rear
  6. will rear
continuous present
  1. am rearing
  2. are rearing
  3. is rearing
  4. are rearing
  5. are rearing
  6. are rearing
subjunctive
  1. be reared
  2. be reared
  3. be reared
  4. be reared
  5. be reared
  6. be reared
diverse
  1. rear!
  2. let's rear!
  3. reared
  4. rearing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

rear [the ~] nomen

  1. the rear
    the buttocks
    – the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on 1
    the ass; the bottom; the bum; the behind; the backside; the rump; the rear; the fanny
    the arse
    – vulgar slang for anus 1
    • arse [the ~] nomen, engelsk
  2. the rear
    the breeding; the raise; the rear
  3. the rear
    – the side that goes last or is not normally seen 1
    the back; the rear
    – the side that goes last or is not normally seen 1
    • back [the ~] nomen
      • he wrote the date on the back of the photograph1
    • rear [the ~] nomen
  4. the rear
    – the back of a military formation or procession 1
    the rear
    – the back of a military formation or procession 1
    • rear [the ~] nomen
      • infantrymen were in the rear1
  5. the rear
    – the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer 1
    the back; the rear
    – the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer 1
    • back [the ~] nomen
      • he stood at the back of the stage1
    • rear [the ~] nomen
      • it was hidden in the rear of the store1
  6. the rear
    – the side of an object that is opposite its front 1
    the rear; the backside; the back end
    – the side of an object that is opposite its front 1
    • rear [the ~] nomen
      • his room was toward the rear of the hotel1
    • backside [the ~] nomen
    • back end [the ~] nomen

rear adj

  1. rear
    – located in or toward the back or rear 1
    rear; rearward
    – located in or toward the back or rear 1
    • rear adj
      • the chair's rear legs1
      • the rear door of the plane1
    • rearward adj
      • on the rearward side1

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Related Definitions for "rear":

  1. located in or toward the back or rear1
    • the chair's rear legs1
    • the rear door of the plane1
  2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen1
  3. the back of a military formation or procession1
    • infantrymen were in the rear1
  4. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer1
    • it was hidden in the rear of the store1
  5. the side of an object that is opposite its front1
    • his room was toward the rear of the hotel1
  6. construct, build, or erect1
  7. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds1
    • The horse reared in terror1
  8. cause to rise up1
  9. bring up1
  10. rise up1

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