LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

quārē

quārē (not comparable)
Classical[ˈkʷaː.reː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷaː.re]
№ 786 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. interrogativenot comparableby what means, how
  2. interrogativenot comparablerelativeby which means, by means of which, whereby
  3. interrogativenot comparablefrom what cause, on what account, why, wherefore
    Odī et amō, quārē id faciam, fortasse requiris; nesciō, sed fieri sentiō et excrucior.I hate and I love. Why I do this perhaps you ask. I do not know, but I sense that it happens and I am tormented.
  4. interrogativenot comparablerelativetherefore, and so, hence, for this reason, for which reason
    Inveniuntur enim praeter amnem mirae villae et horti, qui a regibus Franciae in XVI° saeculo structi sunt: quare Liger hodie saepe regale flumen vocatur.However, besides rivers/streams are found marvelous estates and gardens, which were constructed by kings of France during the 16th century: which is why the Loire today is often called a royal river.
    Quare quassato corpore neque frigora neque aestus facile tolerabat.Hence, because of his delicate health, he could easily tolerate neither cold nor hot conditions.

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Cur · Quare

Cur (from quare? or κῶς;) serves both for actual questions, and for interrogative forms of speech; whereas quare serves for those questions only, to which we expect an answer. (vi. 93.)

quā-rē (or separately, quā rē), adv. quae-res.
I. Interrog., by what means? how? Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 78.—
B. Rel., by which means, whereby (rare but class.): multas res novas in edictum addidit, quare luxuria reprimeretur, Nep. Cat. 2, 3: permulta sunt, quae dici possunt, quare intellegatur, etc., Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 94.—
II. From what cause, on what account, wherefore, why.
A. Interrog.: quare ausus? Plaut. Mil. 5, 12: quare negasti illud te fuisse laturum? Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 71: quā re enim primum ille adesse noluit? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44; 2, 3, 30, § 71; id. Att. 11, 15, 4; id. de Or. 1, 16, 71; Hor. S. 2, 2, 103; Auct. Her. 4, 18, 25; Curt. 7, 1, 36; Suet. Claud. 16; Sen. Q. N. 1, 1, 10; id. Ben. 3, 19, 1 et saep.—
2. Indirect: quaeramus, quae tanta vitia fuerint in unico filio, quare is patri displiceret, Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 41.—
B. Transf., for joining on a consecutive clause, for which reason, wherefore, therefore: quare sic tibi eum commendo, ut, etc., Cic. Fam. 13, 71: quare pro certo habetote, Sall. C. 52, 17.

Origins

quā (“by what”) + rē (“about, anent, with reference to”), ablative of rēs (“thing, matter, topic”).

Descendants
  • Catalancar
  • Occitancar
  • Frenchcarfrom Old French quer
  • Portuguesecá
  • Spanishcar
  • Aragonesecar
  • Esperantoĉar
  • Franco-Provençalquar

Quick answers

What does quārē mean in Latin?
quārē, a adverb, means “by what means, how; from what cause, on what account, why, wherefore”.
How do you pronounce quārē?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʷaː.reː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷaː.re].