lear
Something learned; a lessonSomething learned; a lesson.
» He acted the part of King Lear.
Er spielte die Rolle des König Lear. — Manfredo
Он сыграл роль короля Лира. — sharptoothed
Он играл роль короля Лира. — marafon
Он играл короля Лира. — marafon
Он сыграл короля Лира. — marafon
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2 senses(Scotland, countable, uncountable)Something learned; a lesson.
(Scotland, countable, uncountable)Learning, lore; doctrine.
- British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
- the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
Examples
1 sentencesHe acted the part of King Lear.
ruОн сыграл роль короля Лира. — sharptoothed
deEr spielte die Rolle des König Lear. — Manfredo
Origin
From Middle English laire, leire, lere, northern Middle English variants of lore, loare (“From Middle English laire, leire, lere, northern Middle English variants of lore, loare (“doctrine, teaching, lore”), from Old English lār (“lore”). More at lore.
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Forms
plural: learsSynonyms
3 synonyms- British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888):Edward Lear
- the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters:Leir of BritainKing Lear
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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