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Rear

speaker

Meaning

Verb

To
, as
; to
; to
; to foster.
To
and raise.
To
on the
legs
To get angry.
To
high above,
above.
To
or
; to
; to cause to
, to elevate.
To
by
; to set up
To
; to
; to
morally.
To
and take up.
To
; to
up.
To place in the
; to
the
of.
⚠️
In British English:
To
(perform
sex)
To
; stir.
To carve.
To
,
,
. (only in the
, to
to life)

Adj

Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost
(of
) Underdone;
raw.
In American English:
(of
) Rare.

Adv

In British English:
early; soon

Noun

The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
In Military:
Specifically, the part of an
or
which
last, or is
behind the rest.
In Anatomy & Buttocks:
The
or bottom.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

rear
English
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rere
Anglo-Norman
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rado
Latin
retro
Latin
rere
Middle English (1100-1500)
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hrer
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
reren
Middle English (1100-1500)
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hreran
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ræran
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym

Antonyms

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