yare
English
Alternative forms
- yar (for the nautical sense)
Etymology
From Middle English yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“prepared, ready, prompt, equipped, complete, finished, yare”), from Proto-Germanic *garwaz (“ready”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take, rake”). Cognate with Dutch gaar (“done, well-cooked”), German gar (“done, well-cooked; wholly, at all”), Icelandic görr, gerr (“perfect”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Adjective
yare (comparative yarer, superlative yarest)
- (archaic) Ready; prepared.
- (UK dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
- c. 1601 William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III scene iv[1]:
- […] Dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skillful and deadly.
- c. 1601 William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III scene iv[1]:
- Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble.
- (nautical, of a ship) Easily manageable and answering readily to the helm; yar.
- (Can we date this quote by Sir Walter Raleigh and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow.
- (Can we date this quote by Sir Walter Raleigh and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Derived terms
Translations
ready, prepared
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Adverb
yare (comparative more yare, superlative most yare)
- (archaic) Yarely.
- c. 1610-11 William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene i[2]:
- Hey, my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! Yare, yare! Take in the topsail. Tend to th'Master's whistle. […]
- c. 1610-11 William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene i[2]:
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
yare
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Noun
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