Reared vs Neared - What's the difference?
reared | neared |
(rear)
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)
(near)
Physically close.
* Dryden
Closely connected or related.
* Bible, Leviticus xviii. 12
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
(of an event) Approaching.
Approximate, almost.
(dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
(obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
* Milton
(obsolete, slang) Stingy; parsimonious.
Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
(colloquial) nearly
* 1666 Samuel Pepys Diary and Correspondence (1867)
* 1825 David Hume, Tobias George Smollett The History of England p. 263
* 2003 Owen Parry Honor's Kingdom p. 365
* 2004 Jimmy Buffett A Salty Piece of Land p. 315, p. 35
* 2006 Juliet Marillier The Dark Mirror p. 377
Close to, in close proximity to.
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As verbs the difference between reared and neared
is that reared is (rear) while neared is (near).reared
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* * *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.
Synonyms
* (buttocks) rear endVerb
(en verb)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.Anagrams
* ----neared
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*near
English
Synonyms
* near sideAntonyms
* off sideSee also
* nearsideAdjective
(er)- He served great Hector, and was ever near , / Not with his trumpet only, but his spear.
- She is thy father's near kinswoman.
- a near friend
- a version near to the original
- a near escape
- The end is near .
- The two words are near synonyms.
- the near''' ox; the '''near leg
- the nearest way
Antonyms
* remoteDerived terms
* near abroad * near-death experience * near-Earth object * Near East * near infrared * near-minimal pair * near miss * near the knuckle * nearly * nearnessAdverb
(er)- I'm near -sighted.
- ...he hears for certain that the Queen-Mother is about and hath near finished a peace with France....
- Sir John Friend had very near completed a regiment of horse.
- Thinking about those pounds and pence, I near forgot my wound.
- "I damn near forgot." He pulled an envelope from his jacket.
- The fire was almost dead, the chamber near dark.
Derived terms
* nearsightedPreposition
(English prepositions)- He entered the inn, and asking for dinner, unbuckled his wallet, and sat down to rest himself near the door.
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- It shied, balked, and whinnied, and in the end he could do nothing but drive it into the yard while the men used their own strength to get the heavy wagon near enough the hayloft for convenient pitching.
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Usage notes
Joan Maling (1983) shows that near'' is best analysed as an adjective with which the use of ''to'' is optional, rather than a preposition. It has the comparative and the superlative, and it can be followed by ''enough''. The use of ''to however is usually British.Antonyms
* far fromSee also
* (wikipedia) * para- * nighReferences
* Joan Maling (1983),Transitive Adjectives: A Case of Categorial Reanalysis'', in F. Henry and B. Richards (eds.), ''Linguistic Categories: Auxiliaries and Related Puzzles , vol.1, pp. 253-289.