hare
Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but…Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
» I saw a hare in the forest.
В лесу я увидел зайца.
У лісі я побачив зайця.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
(uncountable)The meat from this animal.
Hase, Hås
за́яцzájac, зайчи́хаzajčíxa
за́єцьzájecʹ
(countable)The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.
- swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
- flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
Examples
82 sentencesI saw a hare in the forest.
У лісі я побачив зайця. — rmdas
ruВ лесу я увидел зайца. — Arkadeko
It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands.
Важко впіймати зайця руками. — aandrusiak
ruТрудно поймать зайца голыми руками. — marafon
deEs ist nicht leicht einen Hasen mit der Hand zu fangen. — sigfrido
Hares and rabbits look very similar to me.
Як на мене, зайці та кролики на вигляд дуже схожі. — Ahha
ruПо-моему, зайцы и кролики очень похожи. — marafon
It was an angry hare.
Це був злий заєць. — deniko
ruЭто был злой заяц. — Selena777
deDas war ein böser Hase. — al_ex_an_der
It was the angry hare.
Це був злий заєць. — deniko
ruЭто был злой заяц. — Selena777
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hare, from Old English hara (“hare”), from Proto-West Germanic *hasō ~From Middle English hare, from Old English hara (“hare”), from Proto-West Germanic *hasō ~ *haʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂s-én-; possibly related to or influenced by Proto-Germanic *haswaz (“grey”).
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Forms
plural: hare / haresSynonyms
1 synonyms- flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food:rabbit
Word family
33 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable