Are
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
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| they | my | were | #36: are | their | one | so |
Etymology 1
Inflection of Old English am, from Indo-European *es (to exist)
Pronunciation
Verb
are
- First-person present plural of to be
- We are not coming.
- Second-person present singular of to be ("you are")
- Who are you?
- Second-person present plural of to be ("you are")
- Are you listening?
- Third-person present plural of to be ("they are")
- They are here somewhere.
Translations
first-person plural
second-person singular
second-person plural
third-person plural
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Etymology 2
Latin area, a piece of level ground
Noun
are (plural: ares)
- (rare) A unit of area equal to 100 square metres, symbolized a, or its historical approximate.
Usage notes
- Now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
Translations
- unit of area
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Basque
Noun
are
Dutch
Noun
are
- are, a unit of surface area
French
Noun
are
Italian
Noun
are f plural
- plural of ara
Japanese
Romaji
are (あれ)
Old English
Pronunciation
IPA: /'a:re/
Noun form
āre
io:are it:are la:are hu:are ja:are pl:are pt:are fi:are zh:are