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are
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English aren, from Old English earun, earon (“are”), reinforced by Old Norse plural forms in er- (displacing alternative Old English sind and b?oþ), from Proto-Germanic *arun (“(they) are”), from Proto-Germanic *esi/*izi (a form of Proto-Germanic *wesan? (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h?ésti (“is”). Cognate with Old Norse eru (“(they) are”) (> Icelandic eru (“(they) are”), Swedish är (“(they) are”), Danish er (“(they) are”)), Old English eart (“(thou) art”). More at art.
Alternative forms
- ar (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- Stressed
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: är, IPA(key): /??(?)/
- (General American) enPR: ar, IPA(key): /??/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) enPR: är, IPA(key): /??(?)/
- (now dialectal) IPA(key): /??(?)/, /??(?)/
- (proscribed, rare, due to confusion with "our") IPA(key): /a??/, /a??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: argh, r
- Unstressed
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /?(?)/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?(?)/
- (General American) enPR: är, IPA(key): /?/
Verb
are
- second-person singular simple present of be
- first-person plural simple present of be
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Here we are!
- Here we are!
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- second-person plural simple present of be
- third-person plural simple present of be
- (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
Synonyms
- (second-person singular): (archaic) art (used with thou)
Usage notes
- The pronunciation /a??/ arising from confusion of "are" and "our" is rare, however it results as the latter can be elided into /??/ in quick speech.
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
From French are.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??/, /??/
- (General American) enPR: âr, IPA(key): /???/, /??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: air, Ayr, ere, eyre, heir, err (one pronunciation); e'er (US)
Noun
are (plural ares)
- (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
Usage notes
- Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
Synonyms
- (SI unit): (rare) square decametre
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
Are on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- 'ear, Aer, EAR, ERA, REA, Rae, Rea, aer-, aër-, ear, era, rea
Basque
Noun
are inan
- rake
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French are, from Latin ?rea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?.r?/
- Hyphenation: are
- Rhymes: -a?r?
Noun
are f (plural aren or ares)
- are, a unit of surface area
Derived terms
- hectare
French
Etymology
Learned formation from Latin area, a piece of level ground. Doublet of aire.
Pronunciation
- Homophone: art
Noun
are m (plural ares)
- an are
Related terms
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: ar
Further reading
- “are” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Homophone: -are (to) (infinitive verb suffix)
- Hyphenation: à?re
Etymology 1
Variant of aere.
Noun
are m (plural ari)
- Archaic form of aere.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
are f pl
- plural of ara
Anagrams
- era, Era, rea
Japanese
Romanization
are
- R?maji transcription of ??
Latin
Verb
?r?
- second-person singular present active imperative of ?re?
References
- are in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Lindu
Noun
are
- long, large sickle
Mapudungun
Noun
are (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- warmth, heat
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Determiner
are
- (chiefly Kent and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 2
Noun
are
- Alternative form of hare (“hare”)
Etymology 3
Verb
are
- Alternative form of aren
Norwegian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
are
- white-tailed eagle
Etymology 2
Perhaps from a Dutch Low Saxon [Term?] or German Low German [Term?] verb.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
are
- to suit, fit
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???re/
Noun 1
?re
- honor, glory, grace
Declension
Noun 2
?re
- dative singular of ?r (“messenger, herald; angel; missionary”)
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *au??, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
Noun
are n
- ear
Inflection
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Föhr: uar
- Hallig, Mooring: uur
- Helgoland: Uaar
- Saterland Frisian: Oor
- West Frisian: ear
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
are
- wow, woah
- yay
Derived terms
- re
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Noun
are m (plural ares)
- (historical) are (unit of area)
Etymology 2
Verb
are
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of arar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of arar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of arar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of arar
Romanian
Etymology
Cf. Latin hab?ret, habuerit. Compare Aromanian ari. See also Romanian ar, used in a periphrastic construction of the conditional.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?are/
- Rhymes: -are
Verb
are
- third-person singular present indicative of avea
See also
- a
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English are, from Old English ?r (“honor, worth, dignity, glory, respect, reverence, grace, favor, prosperity, benefit, help, mercy, pity, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *aiz? (“respect, honour”), from *ais- (“to honour, respect, revere”). Cognate with Dutch eer (“honour, credit”), German Ehre (“honour, glory”), Latin erus (“master, professor”).
Noun
are (uncountable)
- grace; mercy
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?e/, [?a.?e]
Verb
are
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of arar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of arar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of arar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of arar.
Tagalog
Pronoun
are
- (Batangas) this, it
Synonyms
- (Manila, Standard Tagalog) ito
- (Central Luzon) ere, ire
Derived terms
Tangam
Etymology
From Proto-Tani *a-l?, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la.
Noun
are
- (anatomy) foot, leg
References
- Mark W. Post (2017) The Tangam Language: Grammar, Lexicon and Texts, ?ISBN
Venetian
Noun
are
- plural of ara
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arew
English
Etymology
See arow, row.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?????/
Adverb
arew (not comparable)
- (obsolete) In a row.
Anagrams
- -ware, -wear, Awre, Ware, Wear, ware, wear
Kabyle
Verb
arew (intensive aorist yettarew, aorist yarew, preterite yurew, negative preterite yuriw)
- to give birth, to bear (human children or fruit)
Middle English
Noun
arew
- Alternative form of arow
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