are

1
[ ahr; unstressed er ]
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verb
  1. present indicative plural and 2nd person singular of be.

Origin of are

1
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; cf. art2

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Other definitions for are (2 of 2)

are2
[ air, ahr ]

noun
  1. 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). Abbreviation: a

Origin of are

2
First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from Latin ārea “vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor”; see area

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British Dictionary definitions for are (1 of 2)

are1

/ (ɑː, unstressed ə) /


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

Origin of are

1
Old English aron, second person plural of bēon to be

British Dictionary definitions for are (2 of 2)

are2

/ (ɑː) /


noun
  1. a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare: Symbol: a

Origin of are

2
C19: from French, from Latin ārea piece of level ground; see area

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