Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.

  2. (uncountable)The meat from this animal.

    Hase, Hås

    за́яцzájac, зайчи́хаzajčíxa

    за́єцьzájecʹ

  3. (countable)The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. I saw a hare in the forest.

    У лісі я побачив зайця. — rmdas

    ruВ лесу я увидел зайца. — Arkadeko

  2. 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

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  3. 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

  4. It was an angry hare.

    Це був злий заєць. — deniko

    ruЭто был злой заяц. — Selena777

    deDas war ein böser Hase. — al_ex_an_der

  5. 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 / hares
Singularhare
Pluralhare / hares

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food:rabbit

Word family

33 related words

See also

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