hare
To move swiftlyTo move swiftly.
» I saw a hare in the forest.
В лесу я увидел зайца.
У лісі я побачив зайця.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To move swiftly.
(obsolete)To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry.
- run quickly, like a hare
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
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”).
From Middle English harren, harien (“to drag by force, ill-treat”), of uncertain origin. Compare harry, harass.
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Forms
hares, haring, hared, haredSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle