rear
gb/ɹˈɪɹ/ us/ɹˈɪɹ/
A2
Englisch
~ 3400
hátsó rész, hátulja, felnevel, nevel, felágaskodik, felugrik az eleje
NOMEN
A2
1
hátsó rész
A2
hátulja
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
the rear of [something]
The kitchen is located at the rear of the house.
A konyha a ház hátsó részében található.
The soldier was stationed at the rear of the formation.
A katonát az alakzat hátsó részére állították.
Please exit through the rear door.
The car was damaged at the rear in the accident.
Beispiele für Lernende
The bathroom is at the rear of the shop.
A mosdó az üzlet hátsó részében van.
My seat was at the rear of the bus.
A helyem a busz hátuljában volt.
We parked at the rear of the building.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rear' with 'rare' because they sound similar but have very different meanings.
Bedeutung
back part of something
Wortverbindungen
at the rear
|rear door
|rear window
|rear seat
Synonyme
back (More general and common; can refer to direction or position, not just a part.)
Antonyme
front (The opposite end or side from the rear.)
Themen
daily life
|transportation
|space
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The back part of something.
The part of something that is furthest from the front.
VERB
B1
2
Verwendungsmuster:
to rear [children/animals]
They reared three children on a small farm.
Három gyereket neveltek fel egy kis gazdaságban.
She has reared horses for over twenty years.
Több mint húsz éve nevel lovakat.
The couple reared their children to be independent.
Beispiele für Lernende
My parents reared me in the city.
A szüleim a városban neveltek fel.
The farmer rears sheep and goats.
A gazda juhokat és kecskéket nevel.
She reared her son alone.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may overuse 'rear' instead of 'raise' in casual conversation, where 'raise' is more natural in American English.
Bedeutung
raise and care for offspring
Wortverbindungen
rear children
|rear cattle
|rear a family
Synonyme
raise (More common in everyday American English; same meaning.)
Antonyme
neglect (To fail to care for properly.)
Themen
family
|education
|relationships
|animals
|daily_life
Definition
To take care of children or animals until they grow up.
To bring up and care for children or young animals until they are fully grown.
VERB
B2
3
Verwendungsmuster:
[animal/vehicle] rears (up)
The horse reared when it heard the loud noise.
A ló felágaskodott, amikor meghallotta a hangos zajt.
The motorcycle reared up as he accelerated too quickly.
A motorkerékpár eleje felkapódott, amikor túl hirtelen adott gázt.
She pulled on the reins and the horse reared.
Beispiele für Lernende
The horse reared when it saw the snake.
A ló felágaskodott, amikor meglátta a kígyót.
My bike reared up when I hit the curb.
A biciklim eleje felugrott, amikor nekimentem a járdaszegélynek.
The angry horse reared up.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse this with 'rare' or think it means 'to go backward'.
Bedeutung
rise on back legs or wheels
Wortverbindungen
rear up
|horse rears
|car rears
Synonyme
rise up (General term for moving upward; less specific to animals or vehicles.)
Antonyme
settle down (To return to a stable, normal position.)
Themen
animals
|transportation
Definition
When an animal stands on its back legs or a vehicle's front lifts up suddenly.
(Of an animal, especially a horse) to rise up on its back legs; (of a vehicle) to lift its front end off the ground suddenly.
Grammatik
Grundform
rear
IPA
GB/ɹˈɪɹ/
US/ɹˈɪɹ/
Silben & Betonung
rear (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (rear)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: rear
- Plural: rear, rears
Verb
- Base: rear
- 3rd Person Singular: rears
- Present Participle: rearing
- Past: reared
Wortfamilie
Forms
rears
noun
rearing
verb
reared
verb
Related words
rearward
adjective
Ausdrücke
bring up the rear
1/bɹˈɪŋ ˈʌp ðə ɹˈɪɹ/
idiom
be at the back of group
To be at the back of a group that is moving forward.
Beispiele
- You two walk ahead; I'll bring up the rear.
- The slowest runner brought up the rear in the race.
rear its head
1/ɹˈɪɹ ˈɪts hˈɛd/
idiom
problem appears again
When a problem or something unpleasant appears again after being gone for some time.
Beispiele
- Just when we thought it was solved, the issue reared its head again.
- Old rivalries are beginning to rear their heads.