arear

English

Etymology

See arrear (adverb).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Adverb

arear (comparative more arear, superlative most arear)

  1. backward; in or to the rear; behindhand

Verb

arear (third-person singular simple present arears, present participle arearing, simple past and past participle areared)

  1. To raise; to set up; to stir up.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for arear”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.ɾeˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.ɾeˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾja.ɾi/

  • Homophone: ariar (Portugal)
  • Hyphenation: a‧re‧ar

Verb

arear (first-person singular present areio, first-person singular preterite areei, past participle areado)

  1. (transitive) to sand (to abrade with sand or sandpaper)
  2. (transitive) to sand (to cover with sand)

Conjugation

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