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rear meaning in Sanskrit

पोषयति poṣayati

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rear in Sanskrit: पोषयति (poṣayati). In English, rear means to bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

Sanskrit words for rear

to rear, nourish, feed
पोषयति poṣayati

English meaning of rear

  1. verb To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
  2. verb To breed and raise.
  3. verb To rise up on the hind legs.
  4. verb To get angry.

Full definition of rear

rear in a sentence

  • The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years.
  • The horse was shocked, and thus reared.
  • Poverty reared its ugly head. (appeared, started, began to have an effect)

Synonyms of rear

rear in other languages

Questions about rear in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of rear in Sanskrit?
Rear in Sanskrit is पोषयति (poṣayati).
rear इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Rear: पोषयति (poṣayati).
What does rear mean in English?
Rear means to bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “rear”: पोषयति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rear (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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