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
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
Diane, a pert, yare redhead, began to patrol the streets.
From Time Magazine Archive
But afore ye ha'e your bow weel bent, And a' your arrows yare, I will flee till anither tree,35 Whare I can better fare.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
Then speedy at holm was the hythe-warden yare, E'en he who a long while after the lief men Eager at stream's side far off had looked.
From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous
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