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I didn't realize you were John's brother.

► re • al • i • za • tion / |riala 'zei/n / noun [ noncount ]

the sudden realization of what he had done

re .al . ly О / rili/ adverb

in fact; actually

Do you really mean it?

very or very much I'm really hungry.

"Do you like this music?" "Not really."

a word that shows you are interested or surprised "I'm going to Hawaii next year." "Really?"

Re • al • tor™ / ' riltar / noun [ count ] another word for real estate agent

rear1 / rir / noun [ singular ]

the back part of something

The kitchen is at the rear of the house.

—ANTONYM front

rear 2 / rir / adjective

at the back of something the rear window of a car

rear 3 / rir / verb ( rears , rear • ing , reared )

to care for and educate young children She reared three children without any help.

—SYNONYM bring someone up , raise

re • ar • range / |ria ' reind3 / verb

(re ar • rang • es , re • ar • rang ing , re ar • ranged )

to change the position or order of things

We rearranged the furniture in our living room to make

more space.

I'll try to rearrange the meeting for next week.

rear • view mir • ror / |rirvyu 'mirar / noun

[ count ]

the mirror inside a car that the driver uses to see the vehicle or road behind

She looked in her rearview mirror and saw the police car behind her.

rea .son © / 'rizn/ noun [count ]

a cause or an explanation for why you do something or why something happens

The reason I'm calling is to ask you a favor. Is there any reason why you were late? She gave no reasons for her decision.

rea .son .a .ble О / 'rizn-obl / adjective

1 fair and ready to listen to what other people say

tried to be reasonable, even though I was very angry.

fair or right in a particular situation I think $100 is a reasonable price.

—ANTONYM unreasonable

rea • son • a • bly / ' rizn^bli / adverb

to a certain degree, but not very The food was reasonably good.

—SYNONYM fairly

in a reasonable way

Don't get angry — let's talk about this reasonably.

re • as • sure / |г1э 'jur / verb

(re as sures,re•as • sur ing ,re•as • sured )

to say or do something to make someone feel safer or happier

The doctor reassured her that she would be fine. ► re • as • sur • ance / |ria 'Jurans / noun

[ count, noncount ]

He needs some reassurance that he made the right decision.

re • bate / ' ribeit / noun [ count ]

( BUSINESS ) money that you get back because you have paid too much or because there is a special offer We got a $500 rebate on our new car.

re • bel1 / ' rebl/ noun [ count ]

a person who fights against the people in control, for example the government

re • bel 2 / ri ' bel / verb ( re bels , re • bel • ling , re • belled )

to fight against the people in control, for example the government or your parents

She rebelled against her parents by refusing to go to college.

re • bel • lion / ri 'belyan /

[ count, noncount ]

( POLITICS ) a time when some of the people in a country fight against their government Hundreds of people died in the rebellion.

re • bel • lious / ri ' belyas /

not doing what society or people in authority want you to do

rebellious teenagers re • boot / , ri but / verb ( re - boots, re - boot - ing, re boot ed )

( COMPUTERS ) to switch a computer off and then on again immediately