Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ƙarewa" shine "bauta don kawo wani abu zuwa ƙarshe; na ƙarshe ko na ƙarshe a cikin jerin." Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani abu da aka yi ko aka faɗa a ƙarshen magana, littafi, ko wata hanyar sadarwa don taƙaitawa ko yanke hukunci.
