yare
quick; agile; lively.
(of a ship) quick to the helm; easily handled or maneuvered.
Archaic.
ready; prepared.
nimble; quick.
Origin of yare
1- Also yar [yahr, yair] /yɑr, yɛər/ (for defs. 1, 2) .
Other words from yare
- yarely, adverb
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How to use yare in a sentence
Come yarely, my mates, every man to his share of the burden.
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) | John DrydenEat with despatch,” he said, “and follow me yarely to mine house.
The Black Arrow | Robert Louis StevensonGood: Speak to the mariners: Fall to't yarely, or we run ourselves aground.
The Red Rover | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for yare
/ (jɛə) /
archaic, or dialect ready, brisk, or eager
(of a vessel) answering swiftly to the helm; easily handled
obsolete readily or eagerly
Origin of yare
1Derived forms of yare
- yarely, adverb
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