yare

[ yair yahr ]

adjective

, yar·er, yar·est.

1. quick; agile; lively.
2. (of a ship) quick to the helm; easily handled or maneuvered.
3. Archaic.
   1. ready; prepared.
   2. nimble; quick.

yare

/ jɛə /

adjective

1. archaic.
   ready, brisk, or eager
2. (of a vessel) answering swiftly to the helm; easily handled

adverb

1. obsolete.
   readily or eagerly

Derived Forms

• ˈyarely, adverb

Other Words From

• yarely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of yare¹

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)”; y-

Word History and Origins

Origin of yare¹

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

Example Sentences

Yare nere content, Crying nor laughingThe meaning is, of course: You are never content with us, whether we are crying or laughing.

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The junior club is the Yare Sailing Club, which welcomes all amateurs as members who can pay a 5s.

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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.

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Many thousands of fish were killed in the Yare by the ingress of salt water.

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Water covered nearly all the area in which the city is now built, and filled all the valley of the Yare.

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