pear
- noun
- A2
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A sweet, juicy fruit with green or yellow skin that is narrow at the top and round at the bottom.
These pears are still hard, so leave them on the windowsill.
She peeled the pear because the skin was quite tough.
The pear tree behind the house gives fruit every autumn.
I usually add a pear and some yoghurt to my breakfast.
Common collocations: a ripe pear · peel a pear · pear tree · pear juice · poached pears
Part of: Fruit
Forms
- plural
- pears