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The correct spelling is reared.
How to pronounce reared
/ɹɪəd/
verbIPA: /ɹɪəd/
Say it like: Ree-red
The correct spelling is reared. To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. For example: "The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years."
Usage Examples
“The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years.”
“The horse was shocked, and thus reared.”
“The monster slowly reared its head.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
- 2.(said of people towards animals) To breed and raise.
- 3.To rise up on the hind legs
- 4.(usually with "up") To get angry.
- 5.To rise high above, tower above.
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