LEAR
Lear, King Lear
(noun) the hero of William Shakespeare’s tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
Lear, Edward Lear
(noun) British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Lear
A surname.
The name of a legendary early king of Britain, the central character in Shakespeare's King Lear
Anagrams
• Arel, Earl, Elar, Lare, Rael, RaĂ«l, Real, earl, lare, rale, real
Etymology 1
Noun
lear (countable and uncountable, plural lears)
(now Scotland) Something learned; a lesson.
(now Scotland) Learning, lore; doctrine.
Etymology 2
Verb
lear (third-person singular simple present lears, present participle learing, simple past and past participle leared)
(transitive, archaic and Scotland) To teach.
(intransitive, archaic) To learn.
Etymology 3
Noun
lear (plural lears)
Alternative form of lehr
Anagrams
• Arel, Earl, Elar, Lare, Rael, RaĂ«l, Real, earl, lare, rale, real
Source: Wiktionary
Lear, v. t.
Definition: To learn. See Lere, to learn. [Obs.]
Lear, n.
Definition: Lore; lesson. [Obs.] Spenser.
Lear, a.
Definition: See Leer, a. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Lear, n.
Definition: An annealing oven. See Leer, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition