are

Meaning

Verb

1. (form-of, present, second-person, singular) second-person singular simple present of be
2. (first-person, form-of, plural, present) first-person plural simple present of be
3. (form-of, plural, present, second-person) second-person plural simple present of be
4. (form-of, plural, present, third-person) third-person plural simple present of be
5. (East, Midlands, Yorkshire, form-of, present) present of be

Noun

An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

Det

Misspelling of our.

be

• Verb
• Prep
• Noun

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Synonyms

is

be

am

ar

to be

bevy

collection

group

heap

herd

mean

set

stay

have

in some place

hectare

square decametre

abide

live

cop formative with pron beginning with a

noise

occupy

remain

right

same as

cop formative is

sound

🔉

become

measure of area

there is

copula

dwell

exist

yes

has

Translations

are

are

sind

área

are

ara

sono

son

sont

zijn

es

ar

Ar

siete

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: aren

Inherited from Old English: earun

Cognate with Old Norse: -

Cognate with Old English: sind

Cognate with Old Norse: eru

Cognate with Icelandic: eru

Cognate with Swedish: äro

Cognate with Danish: er

Cognate with Old English: eart

In summary

From Middle English aren, from Old English earun, earon (“are”), reinforced by Old Norse plural forms in er- (displacing alternative Old English sind and bēoþ), from Proto-Germanic *arun (“(they) are”), from Proto-Germanic *esi/*izi (a form of Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“is”).
Cognate with Old Norse eru (“(they) are”) (> Icelandic eru (“(they) are”), Swedish äro (“(they) are”), Danish er (“(they) are”)), Old English eart (“(thou) art”). More at art.

Sentences

Then why are you doing it ?

" What are these things ?" he asked .

They are lovely lads .

Here are the twelve items I was referring too .

" If good things are coming , they will be a pleasant surprise ," said the seer .

You are pronouncing it wrong .