English dictionary
rear
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- located in or toward the back or rear
noun
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
noun
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
noun
- the back of a military formation or procession
noun
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
noun
- the side of an object that is opposite its front
verb
- construct, build, or erect
verb
- stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
verb
- cause to rise up
verb
- look after a child until it is an adult
verb
- rise up
Example sentences
the chair's rear legs
the rear door of the plane
on the rearward side
he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
infantrymen were in the rear
he stood at the back of the stage
it was hidden in the rear of the store
his room was toward the rear of the hotel
Raise a barn
The horse reared in terror
raise a family
bring up children
The building rose before them