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are

[ ahr; unstressed er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

present indicative plural and 2nd person singular of be.

are

[ air, ahr ]

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noun

a measure of surface area: 1 are is equal to 1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). : a

are

/ ɑː; ə /

verb

the plural form of the present tense (indicative mood) of the verb `be' and the singular form used with you

are

/ ɑː /

noun

a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare a

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Word History and Origins

Origin of are¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English aren, are, arn, Old English (Northumbrian) aron; cognate with Old Norse eru, 3rd person plural; replacing Old English bēoth, sind; art ²

Origin of are²

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from Latin ārea “vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor”; area

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Word History and Origins

Origin of are¹

Old English aron, second person plural of bēon to be

Origin of are²

C19: from French, from Latin ārea piece of level ground; see area

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