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Lear vs Rear - What's the difference?

lear | rear |

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

  • Something learned; a lesson.
  • Learning, lore; doctrine.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.vii:
  • 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 [...].
  • * 1898 , (Francis James Child) (editor), Lord William, or Lord Lundy , from ,
  • 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)
  • (transitive, archaic, and, Scotland) To teach.
  • (archaic) To learn.
  • * 14thC , (Geoffrey Chaucer), The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale , from ,
  • 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)

    Noun

    (en noun)
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    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • olive tree
  • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    rear

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
  • * (rfdate)
  • In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me.
  • * (rfdate)
  • Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
  • To construct by building; to set up
  • to rear defenses or houses
    to rear one government on the ruins of another.
  • * (rfdate)
  • One reared a font of stone.
  • To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
  • * (rfdate)
  • It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.
  • (obsolete) To lift and take up.
  • * (rfdate)
  • And having her from Trompart lightly reared , Upon his set the lovely load.
  • To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
  • * (rfdate)
  • He wants a father to protect his youth, and rear him up to virtue.
  • To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle (cattle-rearing).
  • (obsolete) To rouse; to strip up.
  • * (rfdate),
  • And seeks the tusky boar to rear.
  • To rise up on the hind legs, as a bolting horse.
  • Usage notes
    See note under raise.
    Synonyms
    * (rise up on the hind legs) prance * build * elevate * erect * establish * lift * raise
    Derived terms
    * raring

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move; stir.
  • (of geese) To carve.
  • Rere that goose!

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) rere, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l) (US)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
  • (of meats) Rare.
  • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 4

    (etyl) rere, ultimately from (etyl) retro. Compare arrear.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
  • Antonyms
    * front

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (British, dialect) early; soon
  • * (rfdate) .
  • Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear !

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
  • * (rfdate)
  • Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.
  • (military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
  • * (rfdate) Milton
  • When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.
  • (anatomy) The buttocks, a creature's bottom
  • Synonyms
    * (buttocks) rear end

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
  • (transitive, vulgar, British) To sodomize (perform anal sex)
  • Derived terms
    * rear admiral * rear echelon * rear end * rear front - (military), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. * rear guard * rearhorse * rear line - (military), the line in the rear of an army. * rearmost * rearmouse * rear rank - (military), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order. * rear sight - (firearms ), the sight nearest the breech. * rearward * bring up the rear - to come last or behind. * rearing bit - a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing.

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