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English

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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 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.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Stressed
Unstressed

Verb

are

  1. second-person singular simple present of be
    Mary, where are you going?
  2. first-person plural simple present of be
    We are not coming.
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain):
      Here we are!
      Audio (US):(file)
  3. second-person plural simple present of be
    Mary and John, are you listening?
  4. third-person plural simple present of be
    They are here somewhere.
  5. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
Usage notes
  • The pronunciation /aʊɚ/ arising from confusion of "are" and "our" is rare, however it results as the latter can be elided into /ɑɹ/ in quick speech.
Synonyms
  • (second-person singular): (archaic) art (used with thou)

See also

other forms of verb be

Etymology 2

From French are.

Pronunciation

Noun

are (plural ares)

  1. (rare) 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.
Usage notes
  • Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading

Are on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

From the phonetic similarity between our and are in many English dialects (both /ɑː(ɹ)/).

Pronunciation

Determiner

are

  1. (UK, US) Misspelling of our.
Usage notes

Sometimes used deliberately as a form of classist humour, as a mocking imitation of a person with little education.

References

  1. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 4.432, page 130.

Anagrams

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *arhe.

Pronunciation

Noun

are inan

  1. rake

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French are, from Latin ārea.

Pronunciation

Noun

are f (plural aren or ares)

  1. are, a unit of surface area

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: are
  • Papiamentu: are

French

Etymology

Learned formation from Latin area, a piece of level ground. Doublet of aire.

Pronunciation

Noun

are m (plural ares)

  1. an are

Descendants

  • Danish: ar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ar

Further reading

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch are, from French are, from Latin ārea. Doublet of area.

Pronunciation

Noun

arê (first-person possessive areku, second-person possessive aremu, third-person possessive arenya)

  1. are: an SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Variant of aere.

Noun

are m (plural ari)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of aere

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

are f pl

  1. plural of ara

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

are

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あれ

Latin

Verb

ārē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of āreō

References

Lindu

Noun

are

  1. long, large sickle

Mapudungun

Noun

are (Raguileo spelling)

  1. warmth, heat

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Article

are

  1. genitive/dative feminine of an

Etymology 2

Determiner

are

  1. (chiefly Kent and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (their)

Etymology 3

Noun

are

  1. Alternative form of hare (hare)

Etymology 4

Noun

are

  1. (Northern or Early Middle English) Alternative form of ore (honour)

Etymology 5

Noun

are

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of ore (oar)

Etymology 6

Verb

are

  1. Alternative form of aren

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Perhaps from a Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German verb.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

are (present tense arar, past tense ara, past participle ara, passive infinitive arast, present participle arande, imperative are/ar)

  1. (reflexive) to suit, fit

Etymology 2

Determiner

are

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of andre

Adjective

are

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of andre

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

are

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) white-tailed eagle

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

āre f

  1. honor, glory, grace

Declension

Noun

āre

  1. dative singular of ār (messenger, herald; angel; missionary)

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.

Noun

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are n

  1. ear

Inflection

Declension of āre

(neuter n-stem)

singular plural
nominative āre ārene, ārne
genitive āra ārana, ārena
dative āra ārum, ārem
ārenum, ārenem
accusative āre ārene, ārne

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr: uar
    Hallig, Mooring: uur
    Helgoland: Uaar
  • Saterland Frisian: Oor
  • West Frisian: ear

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

are

  1. wow, whoa
  2. yay

Derived terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aɾi, (Portugal) -aɾɨ
  • Hyphenation: a‧re

Etymology 1

Noun

are m (plural ares)

  1. (historical) are (unit of area)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

are

  1. inflection of arar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Cf. Latin habēret, habuerit. Compare Aromanian ari. See also Romanian ar, used in a periphrastic construction of the conditional.

Pronunciation

Verb

are

  1. third-person singular present indicative of avea

See also

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English are, from Old English ār (honor, worth, dignity), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō (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)

  1. (obsolete) grace; mercy

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾe/
  • Rhymes: -aɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧re

Verb

are

  1. inflection of arar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Pronoun

aré (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒ) (chiefly Batangas, Mindoro, Marinduque)

  1. Alternative form of ari: this one; this
    Synonyms: (Manila) ito, (Central Luzon) ire, (Central Luzon) ere
    Ano ga are?What is this?

See also

Anagrams

Tangam

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *a-lə, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la.

Noun

are

  1. (anatomy) foot, leg

References

  • Mark W. Post (2017) The Tangam Language: Grammar, Lexicon and Texts, →ISBN

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

are

  1. (transitive) to scratch

Conjugation

Conjugation of are
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toare foare miare
2nd noare niare
3rd Masculine oare iare, yoare
Feminine moare
Neuter iare
- archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Toraja-Sa'dan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qazay.

Noun

are

  1. ant

Venetan

Noun

are

  1. plural of ara

Wolof

Noun

are (definite form are bi)

  1. stop, especially a bus stop

Yilan Creole

Etymology

From Japanese あれ (are, that).

Pronoun

are

  1. third person singular pronoun
  2. that (person or object)

Synonyms

  • (third person singular pronoun): (Hanhsi) zibun, zin

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

References

  • Chien Yuehchen (2015) “The lexical system of Yilan Creole”, in New Advances in Formosan Linguistics, pages 513-532
  • Chien Yuehchen (2018) “日本語を上層とする 宜蘭クレオールの人称代名詞”, in 日本語の研究, volume 14, number 4
  • Chien Yuehchen (2019) “日本語を上層とする 宜蘭クレオールの指示詞”, in 社会言語科学 , volume 21, number 2, pages 50-65

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

àre

  1. vindication, justification; justice
  2. excuse, pardon
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the same root as eré, iré, and uré, see Proto-Yoruba *V-ré

Pronunciation

Noun

aré

  1. Alternative form of eré (running, race)
  2. Alternative form of eré (speed)
  3. Alternative form of eré (play, pastime)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

àre

  1. miserableness; the state of being miserable and aimless
Derived terms