yare

[ yair or, especially for 1, 2, yahr ]

/ yɛər or, especially for 1, 2, yɑr /

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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-

OTHER WORDS FROM yare

yarely, adverb

Words nearby yare

yardman, yardmaster, yard-of-ale, yard sale, yardstick, yare, Yaren, yark, Yarkand, Yarkant He, Yarmouth

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How to use yare in a sentence

Yare nere content, Crying nor laughingThe meaning is, of course: You are never content with us, whether we are crying or laughing.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
The junior club is the Yare Sailing Club, which welcomes all amateurs as members who can pay a 5s.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
He took me for a long walk to break it to me, over the hills towards Yare and across the great gorse commons by Hazelbrow.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
Many thousands of fish were killed in the Yare by the ingress of salt water.
Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie

Water covered nearly all the area in which the city is now built, and filled all the valley of the Yare.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich|A. D. Bayne

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, adverb

Word Origin for yare

Old English gearu ready; related to Old Saxon, Old High German garo ready, prepared, Old Norse gorr

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