mare
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /mer/ · UK /meə/
Forms: maria
mare means: An adult female horse.
noun
FEMALE HORSEB2
An adult female horse.
- The mare ate some grass.
- Our mare gave birth to a healthy foal.
- Two mares stood beside the stable door.
AWFUL EXPERIENCEC1
A very unpleasant or frustrating experience.
- I'm having a mare today.
- That journey was an absolute mare.
- We had a complete mare trying to book tickets.
MOON PLAINC2
A large, dark, flat area on the Moon or another similar object in space.
- A dark mare covers part of the Moon.
- The telescope showed craters beside the mare.
- Ancient lava flows formed the lunar maria.
Questions about mare
What does mare mean?
An adult female horse.
What is mare in other languages?
Türkçe: kısrak · Español: yegua · Français: jument · Deutsch: Stute · Italiano: cavalla · 日本語: 雌馬
How do you pronounce mare?
In American English /mer/; in British English /meə/.
How do you use mare in a sentence?
The mare ate some grass. Our mare gave birth to a healthy foal.
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