hare

A noun referring to a fast-running mammal of the genus Lepus, resembling a large rabbit with longer ears and hind legs, typically found in open fields.

• 🇩🇪Ein schnell laufendes Säugetier der Gattung Lepus, das einem großen Kaninchen mit längeren Ohren und Hinterbeinen ähnelt und meist auf offenen Feldern lebt.

1. Fast-running mammal A2 formal

   A fast-running, long-eared mammal of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit but larger with longer hind legs.

   • The hare darted across the field at incredible speed.
   • Hares are known for their powerful hind legs and swift running.
   • In the fable, the tortoise beats the hare in a race.

   🇩🇪Hase

2. Idiom: mad as a March hare C1 informal british

   Used to describe someone who behaves in a wild or crazy manner, especially during the breeding season of hares.

   • He's as mad as a March hare, always running around with strange ideas.
   • The character in the story was as mad as a March hare.
   • Don't mind him; he's just acting like a March hare today.

   🇩🇪Redewendung: verrückt wie ein Märzhase

• hares plural form
• hares' possessive plural form
• hare's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to run fast or move quickly, often used in the context of speed or urgency.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, schnell zu laufen oder sich schnell zu bewegen; wird oft im Zusammenhang mit Eile oder Geschwindigkeit verwendet.

1. Run fast B2 informal british

   To run or move very quickly, like a hare.

   • He hared down the street to catch the bus.
   • The children hared across the playground.
   • She hared off after the dog.

   🇩🇪Schnell laufen

   Synonyme: boltdartdashflyracerunrushscamperscurryspeedsprinttearzoom

   Antonyme: amblecrawldawdlelagloiterplodsauntertrudge

• hared past participle
• hared past simple
• haring present participle
• hares third person singular