Lear vs Rear - What's the difference?
lear | rear |
Something learned; a lesson.
Learning, lore; doctrine.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.vii:
* 1898 , (Francis James Child) (editor), Lord William, or Lord Lundy , from ,
(transitive, archaic, and, Scotland) To teach.
(archaic) To learn.
* 14thC , (Geoffrey Chaucer), The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale , from ,
To raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
* (rfdate)
* (rfdate)
To construct by building; to set up
* (rfdate)
To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
* (rfdate)
(obsolete) To lift and take up.
* (rfdate)
To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
* (rfdate)
To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle (cattle-rearing).
(obsolete) To rouse; to strip up.
* (rfdate),
To rise up on the hind legs, as a bolting horse.
(of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
(of meats) Rare.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
(British, dialect) early; soon
* (rfdate) .
The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
* (rfdate)
(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
* (rfdate) Milton
(anatomy) The buttocks, a creature's bottom
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
(transitive, vulgar, British) To sodomize (perform anal sex)
As nouns the difference between lear and rear
is that lear is something learned; a lesson or lear can be while rear is the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.As verbs the difference between lear and rear
is that lear is (transitive|archaic|and|scotland) to teach while rear is to raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate or rear can be to move; stir or rear can be to place in the rear; to secure the rear of.As an adjective rear is
(of eggs) underdone; nearly raw or rear can be being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.As an adverb rear is
(british|dialect) early; soon.lear
English
Etymology 1
Noun
- when all other helpes she saw to faile, / She turnd her selfe backe to her wicked leares / And by her deuilish arts thought to preuaile [...].
- They dressed up in maids' array,
- And passd for sisters fair;
- With ae consent gaed ower the sea,
- For to seek after lear .
Etymology 2
See (lere)Verb
(en verb)- He hath take on him many a great emprise,
- Which were full hard for any that is here
- To bring about, but they of him it lear .
Etymology 3
See (lehr)Anagrams
* ---- ==Volapük==Declension
(vo-decl-noun)rear
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l)Verb
(en verb)- In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me.
- Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
- to rear defenses or houses
- to rear one government on the ruins of another.
- One reared a font of stone.
- It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.
- And having her from Trompart lightly reared , Upon his set the lovely load.
- He wants a father to protect his youth, and rear him up to virtue.
- And seeks the tusky boar to rear.
Usage notes
See note under raise.Synonyms
* (rise up on the hind legs) prance * build * elevate * erect * establish * lift * raiseDerived terms
* raringEtymology 2
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Etymology 3
From (etyl) rere, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l) * (l) (US)Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Etymology 4
(etyl) rere, ultimately from (etyl) retro. Compare arrear.Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* frontAdverb
(en adverb)- Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear !
Noun
(en noun)- Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.
- When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.