yare

Meaning

Adj

1. (archaic) Ready; prepared.
2. (UK, dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
3. Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble.
4. Easily manageable and responsive to the helm; yar.

Adv

Yarely.

Noun

Alternative form of yair.

Synonyms

willing

prompt

poise

set

expeditious

express

fast

fleet

flying

forward

game

neighborly

neighbourly

nimble

officious

precipitate

presto

quick

rapid

ready

spanking

speedy

spry

swift

volant

agile

fluttersome

complaisant

cursory

eager

Translations

رشيق - خفيف الحركة

àgil

hurtig

έτοιμος

ταχύς

εύστροφος

πρόθυμος

σβέλτος

agile

fulgurant

preste

rapide

leste

vive

رشيق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɛə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: yare

Inherited from Old English: ġearu

Cognate with Dutch: gaar

Cognate with German: gar

Cognate with Icelandic: görr

In summary

From Middle English yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“prepared, ready, prompt, equipped, complete, finished, yare”), from Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz (“ready”).
Cognate with Dutch gaar (“done, well-cooked”), German gar (“done, well-cooked; wholly, at all”), Icelandic görr, gerr (“perfect”).