Rear - English meaning

noun

The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.

Usage examples:

He lay on his back

adverb

In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.

Usage examples:

He moved back a pace

verb

Give financial, material, or moral support to.

Usage examples:

He had a newspaper empire backing him

phrasal verb

Raise from a lower to a higher position

phrasal verb

To care for a child until it is an adult

Usage examples:

An aunt brought him up., he was brought up on jazz (= experienced it a lot as a child)., i hate to …

phrasal verb

To start to talk about a particular subject

Usage examples:

Nobody was willing to bring up the subject of pay at the meeting.

phrasal verb

Be fond of; be attached to

phrasal verb

To provide for a person or animal’s needs and to protect that person or animal

Usage examples:

Bob and his sister take turns caring for their elderly mother., i don’t care for seafood.

adjective

Of or like a tail.

Usage examples:

Scales from mid-body to the tail and the caudal and dorsal fins have black spots.

adjective

Relating to the bottom end of the body, that is the bottom of the feet, or to the bottom end of the spinal cord

Usage examples:

Caudal anaesthesia, caudal artery

verb

Give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone), typically at a school or university.

Usage examples:

She was educated at a boarding school

verb

To teach someone, esp. in the formal system of schools

Usage examples:

His application form says he was educated in germany., it’s every citizen’s responsibility to be ed…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Dividend

adjective

Nearest to the end.

Usage examples:

One for each endmost truss frame and one for the frame that divides the interior and exterior secti…

adjective

(especially of a bodily part) situated at the back; posterior.

Usage examples:

A hind leg

noun

A female deer, especially a red deer or sika in and after the third year.

Usage examples:

Our second visit was a success and as we got closer to the farm we saw a group of hinds and deer gr…

noun

A skilled farm worker, typically married and with a tied cottage.

verb

Make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

Usage examples:

Language barriers hindered communication between scientists

adjective

(especially of a bodily part) rear; hind.

Usage examples:

The hinder end of its body

verb

To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

Usage examples:

A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth., i don’t know if these changes are going to help…

adjective

Furthest back.

Usage examples:

The hindmost attendant

verb

Tell or order someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way.

Usage examples:

She instructed him to wait

verb

To teach someone how to do something

Usage examples:

I need someone to instruct me on how to use the computer., [ + to infinitive ] the police have been…

verb

To order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way

Usage examples:

Instruct sb to do sth they were instructed to remove the vehicles from the site immediately as they…

collocation

Keep under careful scrutiny

phrasal verb

Take care of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Meg is expected to come straight home from school and look after her younger sister

phrasal verb

To care for or be in charge of someone or something

Usage examples:

He looks after his son during the day., annie can look after herself.

verb

Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.

Usage examples:

Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family

noun

The action or process of nurturing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The nurture of children

noun

The back of the head.

Usage examples:

The helmet alleviates the pressure on the flattened area of the occiput and allows the skull to gro…

noun

A person's father or mother.

Usage examples:

The parents of the bride

verb

Be or act as a parent to (a child).

Usage examples:

All children are special to those who parent them

noun

A person who gives birth to or raises a child

Usage examples:

His parents live in new york., parental guidance, just barely newlyweds, they now have to confront …

adjective

Further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end.

Usage examples:

The posterior part of the gut

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

But if things do fall apart completely, we appear to be fortuitously well prepared for a descent in…

verb

Lift or move to a higher position or level.

Usage examples:

She raised both arms above her head

noun

An increase in salary.

Usage examples:

He wants a raise and some perks

verb

Move upwards

adjective

Furthest back.

Usage examples:

The rearmost door

adjective

Furthest to the back or the last in a row

Usage examples:

The rearmost seats on the bus

adjective

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

Usage examples:

A smile transformed his stern face

noun

The rearmost part of a ship or boat.

Usage examples:

He stood at the stern of the yacht

adjective

Severe

Usage examples:

Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but i doubt it., he sternly reminded his son to dri…

verb

Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The scheme trains people for promotion

noun

A series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors.

Usage examples:

A freight train

verb

Educate for a future role or function