rear
noun
the back of something, as distinguished from the front.
reared
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past participleof rear.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rear.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rearnounthe back of something, as distinguished from the front.
Example Sentences
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Insect larvae reared at higher temperatures will develop faster and reach pupation at a smaller size.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
It meant one of boxing's oldest talking points - how it is officiated - reared its head again.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He even managed to send two of his four children to university with the help of government grants by selling livestock he reared by himself.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
But then love and marriage reared its head and Burden’s story took a dark turn, which she chronicles with a keen forensic eye in her buzzy new memoir, “Strangers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Malevolent reared back, but she was too late: Jack and May struck in unison, each using two hands to smash their weapons down as hard as they could right on the dragon’s head.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
