hare
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The meat from this animal.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hehrIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɛɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
uncountable
The meat from this animal.
countable
Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
countable
The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.
A dialect of Slavey, an Athabaskan language.
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
“A hare bounded across the field and disappeared into tall grass.”
verb
intransitive
To move swiftly.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The meat from this animal.
Used this way, hare is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use hare
- “A swift hare quickly darted across the field and disappeared into the bushes.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth.
Worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
An outdoor game.
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A hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia.
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