Definition of "yare" in English

adjective

1. (archaic) Ready; prepared.

2. (UK dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.

3. Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble.

4. (nautical, of a ship) Easily manageable and responsive to the helm; yar.

   • c. 1587-1612 (undated), Sir Walter Raleigh, letter to Prince Henry The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow.

adverb

1. (archaic) Yarely.

noun

1. Alternative form of yair.