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lear

lear
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [leer]
    • /lɪər/
    • /ˈlɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leer]
    • /lɪər/

Definitions of lear word

  • noun lear Edward, 1812–88, English writer of humorous verse and landscape painter. 1
  • noun lear (italics) King Lear. 1
  • noun lear (now Scotland) Something learned; a lesson. 1
  • noun lear Edward. 1812–88, English humorist and painter, noted for his illustrated nonsense poems and limericks 0
  • noun lear Edward1812-88; Eng. humorist, illustrator, & painter 0
  • noun lear (now Scotland) Something learned; a lesson. 0

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Origin of lear

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; late Middle English lere lesson, noun use of lere to teach, Old English lǣran; cognate with Dutch leren, German lehren, Gothic laisjan; akin to lore1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lear

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lear popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lear usage trend in Literature

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