# rears

Pronunciation: say "REERZ" US /ɹɪ(ə)ɹz/, UK /ɹɪə̯z/

## Noun

1. Plural of rear. — plural of rear
   - Simple: Plural of rear. Use this when talking about more than one back part.
   - _Mechanics inspected the rears of the buses for worn brake lights._
   - _The general ordered his officers to guard the rears of the two retreating divisions._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of rear. — third-person singular simple present indicative of rear
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of rear. Use it after he, she, or it.
   - _He rears prize cattle on land his family has farmed for generations._
   - _The frightened stallion rears and paws at the air whenever thunder rolls._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/rears (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).