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Meaning of yare in English:

yare

adjective

US

  • (of a ship) moving lightly and easily; easily manageable.

    ‘the boat became taut and yare’
    • ‘As she said about a boat in The Philadelphia Story, she was yare - i.e., quick, agile, responding easily.’

Origin

Old English gearu ‘prepared, ready’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaar ‘done, dressed’ and German gar ‘ready’.

Pronunciation

yare

/jɛː/