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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.

Common phrases: young mare, pregnant mare, ride a mare

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.

Similar words: nightmare, disaster

Common phrases: have a mare, complete mare, absolute mare

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.

Similar words: lunar sea

Common phrases: lunar mare, dark mare, mare surface

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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