aren't

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Contraction 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

are +‎ -n't

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /aː(r)nt/, SAMPA: /a:(r)nt/
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• Homophones: aunt (in some non-rhotic accents)

[edit] Contraction

aren't

1. (colloquial) Are not.
2. (colloquial) Spelling replacement for homonym an't, a contraction of "am not", in the construction aren't I?.

[edit] Synonyms

• (are not): ain't (slang)
• (am not): ain't (slang), amn't (Scottish and Irish dialect)

[edit] Usage notes

• Aren't as a contraction of “am not” is used only in the question aren't I? (= am I not?). In the non-interrogative form, the standard contraction of “I am not” is as “I’m not”.

[edit] Antonyms

• (are not): are
• (am not): am

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aenrt
• earnt
• Netra