rear
noun
the back of something, as distinguished from the front.
will rear
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future tenseof rear.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Doubtless it will rear its head again at some point.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
“If you get too close, they will rear up at you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
Working in homelessness, Reynolds said, “Every obstacle will rear its ugly head at some point.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
Farmers in China will rear about 708 million hogs this year, the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2018
It is stated that the capon will rear chickens, though he does not incubate, and that they are used in this way in France.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
