yare

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see also: Yare

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /jɛə(ɹ)/

Adjective

yare (comparative yarer, superlative yarest)

1. (archaic) Ready; prepared.
2. (UK dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
   • circa 1601 William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III scene iv:

     […] Dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skillful and deadly.

3. Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble.
4. (nautical, of a ship) Easily manageable and answering readily to the helm; yar.

   • The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow.

Translations

• Russian: гото́вый

Adverb

yare

1. (archaic) Yarely.
   • circa 1610-11 William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene i:

     Hey, my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! Yare, yare! Take in the topsail. Tend to th'Master's whistle. […]

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Yare

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /jɛə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

1. A river in Norfolk, England, which flows into the North Sea at Great Yarmouth.

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