Meaning of "rabbit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RABBIT

(Senses 1-4) C14: perhaps from Walloon robett, diminutive of Flemish robbe rabbit, of obscure origin. C20: from rhyming slang rabbit and pork talk.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RABBIT

ˈræbɪt

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RABBIT

Rabbit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rabbit in English.

WHAT DOES RABBIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit, cottontail rabbits, and the Amami rabbit. There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.

Definition of rabbit in the English dictionary

The first definition of rabbit in the dictionary is any of various common gregarious burrowing leporid mammals, esp Oryctolagus cuniculus of Europe and North Africa and the cottontail of America. They are closely related and similar to hares but are smaller and have shorter ears. Other definition of rabbit is the fur of such an animal. Rabbit is also a novice or poor performer at a game or sport.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RABBIT

PRESENT

Present

I rabbit

you rabbit

he/she/it rabbits

we rabbit

you rabbit

they rabbit

Present continuous

I am rabbiting

you are rabbiting

he/she/it is rabbiting

we are rabbiting

you are rabbiting

they are rabbiting

Present perfect

I have rabbited

you have rabbited

he/she/it has rabbited

we have rabbited

you have rabbited

they have rabbited

Present perfect continuous

I have been rabbiting

you have been rabbiting

he/she/it has been rabbiting

we have been rabbiting

you have been rabbiting

they have been rabbiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I rabbited

you rabbited

he/she/it rabbited

we rabbited

you rabbited

they rabbited

Past continuous

I was rabbiting

you were rabbiting

he/she/it was rabbiting

we were rabbiting

you were rabbiting

they were rabbiting

Past perfect

I had rabbited

you had rabbited

he/she/it had rabbited

we had rabbited

you had rabbited

they had rabbited

Past perfect continuous

I had been rabbiting

you had been rabbiting

he/she/it had been rabbiting

we had been rabbiting

you had been rabbiting

they had been rabbiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will rabbit

you will rabbit

he/she/it will rabbit

we will rabbit

you will rabbit

they will rabbit

Future continuous

I will be rabbiting

you will be rabbiting

he/she/it will be rabbiting

we will be rabbiting

you will be rabbiting

they will be rabbiting

Future perfect

I will have rabbited

you will have rabbited

he/she/it will have rabbited

we will have rabbited

you will have rabbited

they will have rabbited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been rabbiting

you will have been rabbiting

he/she/it will have been rabbiting

we will have been rabbiting

you will have been rabbiting

they will have been rabbiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would rabbit

you would rabbit

he/she/it would rabbit

we would rabbit

you would rabbit

they would rabbit

Conditional continuous

I would be rabbiting

you would be rabbiting

he/she/it would be rabbiting

we would be rabbiting

you would be rabbiting

they would be rabbiting

Conditional perfect

I would have rabbit

you would have rabbit

he/she/it would have rabbit

we would have rabbit

you would have rabbit

they would have rabbit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been rabbiting

you would have been rabbiting

he/she/it would have been rabbiting

we would have been rabbiting

you would have been rabbiting

they would have been rabbiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you rabbit
we let´s rabbit
you rabbit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to rabbit

Past participle

rabbited

Present Participle

rabbiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RABBIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rabbit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

buck · bunny rabbit · doe

TRANSLATION OF RABBIT

Find out the translation of rabbit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rabbit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rabbit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 兔子
• Translator English - Spanish: conejo
• English: rabbit
• Translator English - Hindi: खरगोश
• Translator English - Arabic: أَرْنَب
• Translator English - Russian: кролик
• Translator English - Portuguese: coelho
• Translator English - Bengali: খরগোশ
• Translator English - French: lapin
• Translator English - Malay: Arnab
• Translator English - German: Kaninchen
• Translator English - Japanese: ウサギ
• Translator English - Korean: 토끼
• Translator English - Javanese: Terwelu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: con thỏ
• Translator English - Tamil: முயல்
• Translator English - Marathi: ससा
• Translator English - Turkish: tavşan
• Translator English - Italian: coniglio
• Translator English - Polish: królik
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кролик
• Translator English - Romanian: iepure
• Translator English - Greek: κουνέλι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: haas
• Translator English - Swedish: kanin
• Translator English - Norwegian: kanin

10 QUOTES WITH «RABBIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rabbit.

1

Graeme Base

I have pets, but they're the really ordinary sort - yellow Labrador, tabby cat, white rabbit, a few goldfish - that kind of stuff. Nothing very... extravagant or unusual or exotic, but I find, in terms of inspiration, Mother Nature is just it.

2

Big Boi

The world is really run by the Web. There's so much information out there that you can click and keep going down the rabbit hole finding stuff.

3

Dick Bruna

Before he went to sleep, I told him a little story about a rabbit we saw run around the beach house we rented.

4

Tony Buzan

As a very small boy, my passion was nature, and I had pets - cats, a dog and a bunny rabbit - and I wrote a very small book called 'My Pets,' filled with their photographs and a discussion about my pets and how much I loved them... That was my first book.

5

Humphrey Carpenter

I can write, He floated up to the ceiling, and a baby rabbit came out of his pocket, grew wings, and flew away. And you will believe that it really happened. That's magic, isn't it?

6

Kris Carr

If I let a blue mood run rampant, before I know it I'm obsessing about the color of the satin lining in my coffin - will it match my dress? That's when I feel like Alice in Cancerland falling down the rabbit hole and just have to stop.

7

Robert Crais

I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that night. I fell right down the rabbit hole of crime fiction.

8

Jonathan Dimbleby

Travelling to make television programmes means I have some unusual food memories. In Pasto, Colombia, I was taken to a restaurant where I chose my meat for the evening from a cage of white rats. It tasted perfectly good - like rabbit.

9

Gotye

I have this desire to just while away weeks, months and years. It took me two years to make this record but that was with me trying to condense my process and not disappear down the rabbit hole with all the cool things I've collected. I could take 10 years and not explore everything I want to with these instruments.

10

Ellie Goulding

I love prints of skulls and bones and have some taxidermy - a crow and a rabbit - to remind me of home. I like art and have a big portrait of Bjork.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RABBIT»

Discover the use of rabbit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rabbit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The charming story of naughty Peter's misadventures in Mr. McGregor's garden.

Beatrix Potter, 1955

When God Was a Rabbit

Spanning four decades, from 1968 onwards, this is the story of a fabulous but flawed family and the slew of ordinary and extraordinary incidents that shape their everyday lives.

Sarah Winman, 2011

Rabbit Production

This new edition of Rabbit Production has been fully updated throughout.

Steven D. Lukefahr, Peter Robert Cheeke, Nephi M. Patton, 2013

Rabbit Hole

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play is now a major motion picture.

David Lindsay-Abaire, 2011

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Anna is not sure who Hitler is, but she sees his face on posters all over Berlin.

Judith Kerr, 1997

Rabbit, Run

Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation.

John Updike, 2010

The Archaeology of Rabbit Warrens

This book describes the main archaeological features of warrens and discusses their date and function, the banks and walls used to contain the rabbits, the traps used to catch both them and their vermin predators, the lodges in which the ...

Tom Williamson, 2006

The Lion and the Rabbit

A Lion has caught a rabbit to eat, but now he sees a deer and wants to eat that.

Beverley Randell, 1994

Dr. Rabbit

A medical missionary tells about his life and experiences ministering to the sick in Burma.

Eric B. Hare, 2004

Moon Rabbit

A city rabbit befriends a country rabbit, but soon she misses her home with its cafes and bright lights.

Natalie Russell, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RABBIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rabbit is used in the context of the following news items.

Lush conditions fuel Colorado increase in rabbit fever

Fed by unusually lush vegetation, rabbits have been breeding like rabbits around Colorado, increasing the risk for what normally is a relatively rare bacterial ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

Holly Madison Reveals Why She Really Broke Up With Hugh Hefner …

Holly Madison doesn't hold back in her memoir, "Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny." In the tell-all, the ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»

Holly Madison's 'Down The Rabbit Hole' Memoir Could Become A …

Holly Madison's new book, Down The Rabbit: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny, have been making headlines all week long ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»

Tampa man accused of drowning rabbit has expensive criminal history

"The rabbit stopped struggling in the water after approximately (two) minutes and the suspect walked away," according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»

'Down The Rabbit Hole': Holly Madison Shares Painful Truth About …

The 35-year-old former "Girls Next Door" reality star shares her story, which details years of abuse, manipulation and drug use in her memoir, “Down the Rabbit ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»

radio station DJ kills baby rabbit live on air

A Danish radio station killed a baby rabbit with a bicycle pump live on air, prompting a storm of criticism on Tuesday despite claims it had simply wanted to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

At 82, this fan of Kennywood's Jack Rabbit coaster clocks ride 5000 …

In a 1996 interview with the Post-Gazette — when the most rides he'd logged on the Jack Rabbit in one day was 57 — he said he wasn't big enough to ride that ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 15»

Rabbits are cute (but make lousy Easter gifts)

Live rabbits are often thought of as ideal Easter gifts, but humane societies caution against making an impulse purchase because of the care required and their ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»

Actor accused of killing, skinning and then eating ex-girlfriend's pet …

TV actor Dimitri Diatchenko is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's pet rabbit -- and then eating half of it. He then allegedly threatened to do the same to her, the ... «CNN, Dec 14»

Los Angeles actor charged with cooking, eating ex-girlfriend's rabbit

LOS ANGELES -- A TV and video game actor was charged with killing and cooking his ex-girlfriend's pet rabbit, sending her grisly photos of the procedure and ... «CBS News, Dec 14»