yare
Americanadjective
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quick; agile; lively.
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(of a ship) quick to the helm; easily handled or maneuvered.
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Archaic.
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ready; prepared.
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nimble; quick.
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adjective
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archaic ready, brisk, or eager
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(of a vessel) answering swiftly to the helm; easily handled
adverb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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-
Example Sentences
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She had been able to attend for only “tow yare and a half.”
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024
Diane, a pert, yare redhead, began to patrol the streets.
From Time Magazine Archive
But on CBS's Best of Broadway, Actress McGuire made an excellent Tracy Lord, tawny and yare, as the script said she should be.
From Time Magazine Archive
Measure for Measure, iv, II: 'You shall find me yare'; and The Tempest, i, I: 'Cheerly, my hearts! yare, yare!'; also Act v, sc.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague
It seems to me, even from SKINNER, whom he cites, that yare is used only as a personal quality.
From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Sherbo, Arthur
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