Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rearward

/ˈɹiɹwɝd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: rear-ward
IPA: /ˈɹiɹwɝd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up.

noun

The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard.

adj

Toward the back or rear of something.

adv

Toward the back or rear of something.

Example Sentences

"Do not liue Hero, do not ope thine eies: / For did I thinke thou vvouldſt not quickly die / Thought I thy ſpirites vvere ſtronger than thy ſhames / My ſelfe would on the rerevvard of reproches / Strike at thy life."
"For, though it were a knowen corruption, and therefore ſhould haue beene auoyded; yet [Robert] Bellarmine in muſtering vp the Fathers authorities, for proofe of the reading, ipſa (the beſt ground of their Mariolatrie) brings in [John] Chryſoſtom in the rereward."
"Ever he gazed earnestly on the main battle of the Romans, and what they were doing, and presently it became clear to him that they would outgo him and come to the ford, and then he wotted well that they would set on him just when their light-armed were on his flank and his rearward, and then it would go hard but they would break their array and all would be lost: […]"
"Come in the rearward of a conquered woe"
"The rearward seats of the bus were unpleasantly close to the toilet facilities."
"Unlike the earlier standard designs, in which the whole of the footplate was on the engine, fall plates are re-introduced and these are hinged from the front of the tender to rest on the rearward extension of the cab floor."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rear Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English rearward From rear + -ward.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹiɹwɝd/
British English: /ˈɹɪəwɜːd/

Inflected Forms

rearwards (plural) rereward (alternative) more rearward (comparative) most rearward (superlative)

Derived Forms

rearwardly rearwardness

Synonyms

rearwards rear reverse back backward backwards

Questions

How do you pronounce rearward?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹiɹwɝd/.
What does rearward mean?: The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up.
Where does rearward come from?: Etymology tree English rear Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English rearward From rear + -ward.

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