hare

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A European hare
See also haré

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English hara, from Proto-Germanic *hasan; akin to Dutch haas and German Hase.

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Singular
hare

Plural
hares

hare (plural hares)

  1. Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, being usually somewhat larger than a rabbit and with longer ears.

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Infinitive
to hare

Third person singular
hares

Simple past
hared

Past participle
hared

Present participle
haring

to hare (third-person singular simple present hares, present participle haring, simple past and past participle hared)

  1. (intransitive) To move swiftly, tear (definition 5)

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From Old Norse heri (hare).

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  • IPA: /haːrə/, [ˈhɑːɑ]

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hare c. (singular definite haren, plural indefinite harer)

  1. hare

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hare

  1. Non-attributive form of haar. (English: hers)
    Normally used in conjunction with the definite article de or het depending on the gender of what is being referred to.
    Die auto is de hare. — That car is her one. That car is hers.
    Dat huis is het hare. — That house is her one. That house is hers.
    Dat is de/het hare. — That is her one. That is hers.
  2. (archaic) Inflected form of haar.

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Inflection for hare Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form hare haren harar hararna
Possessive form hares harens harars hararnas

hare c.

  1. hare

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hare

  1. unpicked rice