rear
/rɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण रिअर
पिछला भाग, पीछा
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as synonym
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[sing.] the ~
the back part of something
पिछला भाग, पीछा
- the rear of the bus
- a garden at the rear of the house
- The kitchen is at the rear of the house.
+ 2 more examples
- Please move to the rear of the bus.
- Our seats were at the rear of the hall.
Synonyms back stern tail end hindquarters
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to care for young children or animals until they are fully grown
पालना-पोसना, बड़ा करना
- She reared five children alone.
- rear cattle
- The farmer rears goats and hens for a living.
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- They reared their children to respect everyone.
- Orphaned elephant calves are reared at the sanctuary.
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[I] ~ (up)
(of an animal, especially a horse) to raise itself on its back legs
(घोड़े का) पिछले पैरों पर खड़ा होना
- The horse reared up in fear.
- The stallion reared at the sound of the firecracker.
- The horse reared when the drums began.
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- The pony reared up and threw its rider.
- A startled stallion reared and ran towards the gate.
Synonyms rise up stand up lift up
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
at / in the rear of sth
Use at or in the rear of to speak about the back part of a building, vehicle or queue.
किसी भवन, वाहन या पंक्ति के पिछले भाग को बताने के लिए 'at / in the rear of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The kitchen is at the rear of the house.
- Radhika sat in the rear of the bus.
rear + noun (adjective, only before nouns)
As an adjective, rear goes only before a noun, as in rear door or rear seat.
विशेषण के रूप में 'rear' केवल noun से पहले आता है, जैसे rear door या rear seat।
- Please use the rear door to get off.
rear + children / animals (verb)
To rear is to look after young children or animals until they are grown; the object is the young.
'Rear' का अर्थ बच्चों या पशुओं का तब तक पालन-पोषण करना है जब तक वे बड़े न हो जाएँ; object छोटे जीव होते हैं।
- She reared two sons on a teacher's salary.
- Farmers in the village rear goats.
rear up / rear its head
A horse rears up on its back legs; problems rear their heads when they appear again.
घोड़ा पिछले पैरों पर खड़ा होने के लिए 'rear up' करता है; समस्याएँ दोबारा प्रकट होने पर 'rear their heads'।
- The horse reared up at the sound of the drum.
- Old quarrels reared their heads again.
+Collocations 4
rear + noun
seatdoorwheelwindowentrance
- Children should sit in the rear seat.
preposition + rear
at the rearin the rearto the rearbring up the rear
- The tallest boy brought up the rear of the line.
verb + rear
bring upraiseprotectattackguard
- The soldiers guarded the rear of the column.
rear + animals / children
rear cattlerear poultryrear a familyrear silkworms
- Many families in the district rear silkworms.
“More examples 5
- The police entered the building from the rear.
पुलिस भवन में पीछे की ओर से घुसी।
- Our grandmother reared five children after the war.
हमारी दादी ने युद्ध के बाद पाँच बच्चों का पालन-पोषण किया।
- Radhika sat in the rear row of the auditorium.
राधिका सभागार की पिछली पंक्ति में बैठी।
- The front car braked, and the rear car hit it.
आगे वाली कार ने ब्रेक लगाया और पीछे वाली कार उससे टकरा गई।
- Mosquitoes rear their young in standing water.
मच्छर ठहरे पानी में अपने लार्वा पालते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He reared in a small village.
✓ He was brought up in a small village.
Rear needs an object; for the person who grew up, use was brought up or was reared.
'Rear' के साथ object चाहिए; बड़े होने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'was brought up' या 'was reared' लिखें।
✗ She reared up her two children alone.
✓ She reared her two children alone.
Rear up means to rise on the back legs; for bringing up children, use rear alone.
'Rear up' का अर्थ पिछले पैरों पर खड़ा होना है; बच्चों के पालन के लिए केवल 'rear' लिखें।
✗ The students sat at the rare of the hall.
✓ The students sat at the rear of the hall.
Do not confuse rare, meaning uncommon, with rear, meaning back.
'Rare' (दुर्लभ) और 'rear' (पिछला भाग) को न मिलाएँ।
¶Idioms 2
bring up the rear
to be at the back of a line of people or last in a race
सबसे पीछे रहना
- The slowest runner brought up the rear.
rear its (ugly) head
(of something unpleasant) to appear or happen
(बुरी चीज़ का) सिर उठाना
- Corruption reared its ugly head again.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart rear and raise: in British English you rear or bring up children; you raise or rear animals and crops.
Rear और raise को अलग रखिए: British English में बच्चों को rear या bring up करते हैं; जानवरों और फसलों को raise या rear।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bring up the rear, rear its ugly head.
Idioms: bring up the rear (सबसे पीछे चलना), rear its ugly head (बुरी समस्या का फिर से सामने आना)।
Rear-view mirror, rear guard (soldiers protecting the back of an army).
Collocations: rear-view mirror, rear guard (सेना के पिछले भाग की रक्षा करने वाले सैनिक)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Rearing silkworms is sericulture; bees apiculture.
रेशम-कीट पालन sericulture; मधुमक्खी पालन apiculture।