lear
IPA: ɫˈɪr
noun
- (now Scotland) Something learned; a lesson.
- (now Scotland) Learning, lore; doctrine.
- A surname.
- The name of a legendary early king of Britain, the central character in Shakespeare's King Lear.
- Alternative form of lehr [A long oven or kiln, often having a moving belt, used for annealing glass.]
- (aviation) Clipping of Learjet.
verb
- (transitive, archaic and Scotland) To teach.
- (intransitive, archaic) To learn.
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Examples of "lear" in Sentences
- My favorite play is the King Lear.
- Lear is raving in the storm with Kent and the fool.
- The title of the episode could refer to Lear, or to Ixion.
- In King Lear, the fool becomes a confidante of the monarch.
- Pocket is the royal fool at the court of king Lear of Britain.
- The artists responsible for the illustrations included Edward Lear.
- This was the biggest change Shakespeare made to the King Lear story.
- The show was the creation of prolific television producer Norman Lear.
- That information is fully sourced in the article 'The History of King Lear'.
- He considers the dilemma, and plots the deaths of Albany, Lear, and Cordelia.
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