lear

¹

[ leer ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. learning; instruction; lesson.

Lear

²

[ leer ]

noun

1. Edward, 1812–88, English writer of humorous verse and landscape painter.
2. (italics) King Lear.

Lear

/ lɪə /

noun

1. LearEdward18121888MEnglishWRITING: humorous writerARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Edward. 1812–88, English humorist and painter, noted for his illustrated nonsense poems and limericks

Word History and Origins

Origin of lear¹

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 lore ¹

Example Sentences

After that, I’m going to do King Lear.

From Los Angeles Times

BBC Weather's Ms Lear added that the winds “will strengthen further and it's Wednesday when we really could see some very heavy rain”.

From BBC

But it was often not close enough for the actor, who clashed with creator Norman Lear and asked to make changes to the writing team's scripts.

From BBC

Eventually the writers “got tired of having their lives threatened over jokes” and, after the third season, Lear let him go.

From Los Angeles Times

To anyone who grew up in the era of Norman Lear’s primetime comedy dominance, Amos registered as James Evans Sr., the hardworking father and husband to Esther Rolle’s Florida Evans on “Good Times.”

From Salon