FromMiddle English tare ( “ vetch ” ) , fromOld English *taru Proto-West Germanic *taru
tare (plural tares
( rare ) vetch , or the seed of avetch (genusVicia Vicia sativa Any of the tufted grasses of genusLolium darnel . ( rare , figuratively ) Matthew 13:25 (KJV)But while men slept, his enemy came and sowedtares among the wheat, and went his way. 1985 John Fowles ,A Maggot I saw as I thought an uncle and guardian who has led a sober, industrious and Christian life and finds himself obliged to look on thetares of folly in his own close kin.
Borrowed fromMiddle French tare Italian tara Arabic طَرْحَة ( ṭarḥa ,“ that which is thrown away ” ) , a derivative ofطَرَحَ ( ṭaraḥa ,“ to throw (away) ” ) .[ 1]
tare (countable anduncountable plural tares
Theempty weight of acontainer ;unladen weight.1824 The Teachers' Assistant: Or a System of Practical Arithmetic , page97 :What is the neat weight of 4 hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 10cwt. 3qrs. 10lb. gross; —tare 100lb. per hdd.?
the empty weight of a container
tare (third-person singular simple present tares present participle taring simple past and past participle tared
( chiefly business and law ) take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. inweighting merchandise.1886 Records of the History, Laws, Regulations, and Statistics of the Tobacco Trade of the United Kingdom ,page86 :he is[ …] tare such number of bales as may be deemed necessary to settle the net weight for duty.
1959 Trains Illustrated , page610 :Without question, I think, the exploit of "Jubilee" No. 45737Atlas [...] was the finest [...], for the train was made up to eleven bogiestaring the maximum of 350 tons for an engine of this class, notwithstanding which 7 min. was gained on schedule.
( sciences ) zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) thatdiscounts the starting point.2003 , Dany Spencer Adams,Lab Math , CSHL Press,p. 63 ,Spectrometers, for example, must be zeroed before each reading; balances must betared before each weighing. In measuring instruments other than balances, this process is usually calledzeroing ( to set a zero value ) : zero to take into account the weight of a container
to set a zero value on an instrument
tare
( obsolete ) simplepast oftear Borrowed fromJapanese 垂( た ) れ( tare “ sauce, gravy ” ) .
tare (uncountable
Any of variousdipping sauces served withJapanese food , typically based onsoy sauce . tare (plural tares
Alternative form oftara ( “ Indian coin ” ) .Inherited fromOld French terre Latin terra
tare f plural tares
( Troyen ) soil ,ground Daunay, Jean (1998 ),Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) [1] Baudoin, Alphonse (1885 ),Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux [2] Borrowed fromMedieval Latin tara Italian tara Arabic طَرْح ( ṭarḥ ,“ rubbish, refuse ” ) , fromطَرَحَ ( ṭaraḥa ,“ to reject, to deduct ” ) .
tare f plural tares
( archaic ) deficiency defect ,vice ,flaw tare ( empty weight ) tare f
plural oftara tare
Rōmaji transcription ofたれ Either from anOld English *taru orborrowed fromMiddle Low German Middle Dutch tarwe Proto-West Germanic *taru
tare plural tares or taren
Vetch ortare Vicia Theseed of vetch, especially inreference to somethingworthless . ( rare ) Lolium temulentum poison darnel ).tarre ( dialectal, Northern Norway ) FromOld Norse þari Faroese tari Icelandic þari Proto-Germanic *þarhô Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ( “ to twist ” ) .
tare m definite singular taren indefinite plural tarar definite plural tarane
kelp (seaweed of the orderLaminariales Alternative scripts
𑀢𑀭𑁂 ( Brahmi script ) तरे ( Devanagari script ) তরে ( Bengali script ) තරෙ ( Sinhalese script ) တရေ ( Burmese script ) ตเร ตะเร ( Thai script ) ᨲᩁᩮ ( Tai Tham script ) ຕເຣ ຕະເຣ ( Lao script ) តរេ ( Khmer script ) 𑄖𑄢𑄬 ( Chakma script ) tare
singular optative active oftarati ( “ to cross over ” ) tare
inflection oftarar first / third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative Inherited fromLatin tālem tālis atare
tare m or f or n plural tari
( of a material ) hard ,tough ,solid Pâinea este foartetare . The bread is veryhard . ( of a person, now regional or colloquial ) strong ( of a voice ) loud ,strong ,powerful ( of an alcoholic drink or drug ) strong ,hard fierce ,vehement ,intense ,vigorous mighty ,durable ,lasting ,sturdy ( colloquial , slightly dated ) cool 2019 La poli opuși [3] →ISBN 259 :Dar nu vreau să fie iarna când mi-l cumpără pentru că trebuie să aștept prea mult să îl scot din casă. Are remorcă! E supertare ! But I don't want it to be winter when I’m bought it because I have to wait too long to take it out of the house. It has a trailer! It's supercool ! tare
strongly fast ( informal , often ironic ) very out loud tare
inflection oftarar first / third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative tare
( colloquial ) Pronunciation spelling of "ta det" (take it). Synonym: tat Tare lugnt! (Ta det lugnt!)Take it easy! (Calm down!)tare
( intransitive ) crawl Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ),A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh 
