rear
Being behind, or in the hindmost partBeing behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost.
» The rear-view mirror fell off.
Der Rückspiegel ist abgefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Зеркало заднего вида отвалилось. — Balamax
Отвалилось зеркало заднего вида. — Balamax
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(not comparable)Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost.
the rear rank of a company
sit in the rear seats of a car
hinter-
за́днийzádnij, ты́льныйtýlʹnyj, хвостово́йxvostovój
за́днійzádnij, ти́льнийtýlʹnyj
(dialectal)(of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
(US)(of meats) Rare.
- located in or toward the back or rear
Examples
117 sentencesThe rear-view mirror fell off.
ruЗеркало заднего вида отвалилось. — Balamax
deDer Rückspiegel ist abgefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The enemy attacked from the rear.
ruВраг напал сзади. — Wezel
Please move to the rear of the bus.
Tom looked at himself in the rear-view mirror.
Tom noticed a police car in the rear-view mirror.
ruТом заметил полицейскую машину в зеркале заднего вида. — odexed
deTom sah im Rückspiegel einen Polizeiwagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rere, from Anglo-Norman rere, ultimately from Latin retro. Compare arrFrom Middle English rere, from Anglo-Norman rere, ultimately from Latin retro. Compare arrear. Doublet of retro.
From Middle English rere, from Old English hrēr, hrēre (“not thoroughly cooked, underdone, lightly boiled”), from hrēran (“to move, shake, agitate”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną (“to stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱroHs- (“to mix, stir, cook”). Related to Old English hrōr (“stirring, busy, active, strong, brave”), Dutch roeren (“to stir, shake, whip”), German rühren (“to stir, beat, move”), Swedish röra (“to touch, move, stir”), Icelandic hræra (“to stir”).
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Forms
rearer/more rear, rearest/most rearSynonyms
1 synonyms- located in or toward the back or rear:rearward
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- rear view mirror
- the rear view
- rear view
- rear tire
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.