Definition of 'hare'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense hares
, present participle haring
, past tense, past participle hared
1. variable noun
A hare is an animal like a rabbit but larger with long ears, long legs, and a small
tail.
2. verb
[British, informal]
...an over-protective mother who keeps haring off to ring the babysitter.
[VERB adverb/preposition]
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Word Frequency
hare in British English
nounWord forms: plural hares or hare
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Derived forms
harelike (ˈhareˌlike) adjective
Word origin
Old English hara; related to Old Norse heri, Old High German haso, Swedish hare, Sanskrit śaśáWord Frequency
Hare in British English 1
noun
1.
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hare in American English
nounWord forms: plural hares or hare
verb intransitiveWord forms: hared or ˈharing
2. British, Informal
to run fast or go hurriedly
with off, away, about, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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Word origin
ME < OE hara, akin to Ger hase < IE *as-, gray (hence, lit., the gray animal, euphemism for a taboo name) > L canus, hoary
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hare
British English: hare
/hɛə/ NOUN
A hare is an animal like a large rabbit, but with longer ears and legs.
- American English: hare
- Arabic: أَرْنَبٌ بَرِّيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: lebre
- Chinese: 野兔
- Croatian: zec
- Czech: zajíc
- Danish: hare
- Dutch: haas
- European Spanish: liebre
- Finnish: jänis
- French: lièvre
- German: Hase
- Greek: λαγός
- Italian: lepre
- Japanese: 野ウサギ
- Korean: 산토끼
- Norwegian: hare
- Polish: zając
- European Portuguese: lebre
- Romanian: iepure de câmp
- Russian: заяц
- Latin American Spanish: liebre
- Swedish: hare
- Thai: กระต่ายป่า
- Turkish: yabani tavşan
- Ukrainian: заєць
- Vietnamese: thỏ rừng
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