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.
- The constant practice of our profession is the surest road to "lear" or affluence.
- Tell it to the people that are unemployed and losing everything while you fly around in lear jets drinking wine.
- What a beautiful Pussy you are!'...oh come on, mr lear, that is so definitive, you're not even trying to hide it any more...
- We sent him every summer to spend his vacation in Mexico at my parents house, It took him only two summers to lear to speak spanish like a native, in middle school he tried for french and it was so easy for him to learn it.
- "I'm am sick to death of false reporting by the media, spoke with the o'lear's this morning and mitch the reporter did not try to contact lenny's father or mother. he left a message to speak with lenny. why in the world would he even mention his father's name? the olears are pillars in macomb twp and both parents and boys have always had postions in helping others. lenny is no different. he will prevail."