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In some senses, lear is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
lear
/ˈlɪɹ/
noun 3name 3verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
enough
VERB + LEAR
part, seek
LEAR + NOUN
baith, hebrew, maun
PREP.
after
Definitions
noun
1
Something learned; a lesson.
2
Learning, lore; doctrine.
when all other helpes she saw to faile, / She turnd her selfe backe to her wicked leares / And by her deuilish arts thought to preuaile [...].
'Foul befa' him and his lear too! It maun be o' some new-fangled kind, I think. Our auld minister had lear enough, baith Hebrew and Latin, and he believed in witches and warlocks, honest man, like ony ither sober, godly person.'
verb
1
To teach.
2
To learn.
noun
1
Alternative form of lehr.
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when all other helpes she saw to faile, / She turnd her selfe backe to her wicked leares / And by her deuilish arts thought to preuaile [...].
Wiktionary02
'Foul befa' him and his lear too! It maun be o' some new-fangled kind, I think. Our auld minister had lear enough, baith Hebrew and Latin, and he believed in witches and warlocks, honest man, like ony
Wiktionary03
They dressed up in maids' array, And passd for sisters fair; With ae consent gaed ower the sea, For to seek after lear.
Wiktionary04
First-generation Lears are beasts to fly.
Wiktionary05
He acted the part of King Lear.
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