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Webster 1913 Edition

Gar

Gar

,
Noun.
[Prob. AS.
gār
dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf.
Goad
,
Gore
,
Verb.
]
(Zool.)
(a)
Any slender marine fish of the genera
Belone
and
Tylosurus
. See
Garfish
.
(b)
The gar pike. See
Alligator gar
(under
Alligator
), and
Gar pike
.
Gar pike
, or
Garpike
(Zool.)
,
a large, elongated ganoid fish of the genus
Lepidosteus
, of several species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America.

Gar

,
Verb.
T.
[Of Scand. origin. See
Gear
,
Noun.
]
To cause; to make.
[Obs. or Scot.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gar

G`AR

, in Saxon, a dart, a weapon; as in Edgar, or Eadgar, a happy weapon; Ethelgar, noble weapon.

Definition 2024

gär

gär

See also: gar, Gar, GAR, gár, ġar, går, and gar-

German

Verb

gär

  1. Imperative singular of gären.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German gerno, from Proto-Germanic *gernô. Cognate with German gern, Dutch gaarne, Icelandic gjarna, Swedish gärna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛːə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːə

Adverb

gär

  1. gladly, with pleasure
  2. easily
  3. deliberately

Usage notes

  • Since the Luxembourgish language has no verb "to love" or "to like", the construction of gär with the present tense of the verb hunn is used. For example Ech hunn dech gär = I love you, Hien huet de Kuch gär = He likes cake.
  • The adverb gär with the subjunctive tense of the verb hunn can also be used for a phrase equivalent to "I would like". For example, Ech hätt gär eng Taass Téi = I would like a cup of tea.

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