yare
[ yair or, especially for 1, 2, yahr ]
/ yɛər or, especially for 1, 2, yɑr /
adjective, yar·er, yar·est.
quick; agile; lively.
(of a ship) quick to the helm; easily handled or maneuvered.
Archaic.
- ready; prepared.
- nimble; quick.
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Also yar [yahr, yair] /yɑr, yɛər/ (for defs. 1, 2) .
Origin of yare
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English gearu, gearo, equivalent to ge- archaic prefix + earu “ready”; cognate with Dutch gaar, German gar “done, dressed (as meat)”; see y-
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yardman, yardmaster, yard-of-ale, yard sale, yardstick, yare, Yaren, yark, Yarkand, Yarkant He, Yarmouth
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British Dictionary definitions for yare
yare
/ (jɛə) /
adjective yarer or yarest
archaic, or dialect ready, brisk, or eager
(of a vessel) answering swiftly to the helm; easily handled
adverb
obsolete readily or eagerly
Derived forms of yare
yarely, adverbWord Origin for yare
Old English gearu ready; related to Old Saxon, Old High German garo ready, prepared, Old Norse gorr
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