are

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See also: Are, ARE, aré, arè, arë, aṛé, āre, ārē, åre, -are, -aré, and Åre

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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 är (“(they) are”), Danish er (“(they) are”)), Old English eart (“(thou) art”). More at art.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ar (obsolete)

Pronunciation[edit]

Stressed
Unstressed

Verb[edit]

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)‎[1]:
      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
Synonyms[edit]
  • (second-person singular): (archaic) art (used with thou)
Usage notes[edit]
  • 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.
Translations[edit]
be — see be

See also[edit]

other forms of verb be

Etymology 2[edit]

From French are.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

are (plural ares)

  1. (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
Usage notes[edit]
  • Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Further reading[edit]

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Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English are, ore, ōr, from Old English ār (“honor, worth, dignity, glory, respect, reverence, grace, favor, prosperity, benefit, help, mercy, pity, privilege”), 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”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

are (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) Grace, mercy.
    To bid God's are.
    God's are is what children of God seek.
  2. (obsolete) Honour, dignity.
Usage notes[edit]

In the first sense, generally found in the phrase God's are, as in to seek God's are or bid (for) God's are.

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Basque[edit]

Noun[edit]

are inan

  1. rake

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French are, from Latin ārea.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

are f (plural aren or ares)

  1. are, a unit of surface area

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Papiamentu: are

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

are m (plural ares)

  1. an are

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Norwegian Bokmål: ar

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Variant of aere.

Noun[edit]

are m (plural ari)

  1. Archaic form of aere.

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

are f pl

  1. plural of ara

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

are

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あれ

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

ārē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of āreō

References[edit]

Lindu[edit]

Noun[edit]

are

  1. long, large sickle

Mapudungun[edit]

Noun[edit]

are (Raguileo spelling)

  1. warmth, heat

References[edit]

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

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Determiner[edit]

are

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

are

  1. Alternative form of hare (“hare”)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

are

  1. Alternative form of aren

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. (reflexive) to suit, fit

Etymology 2[edit]

Determiner[edit]

are

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of andre

Adjective[edit]

are

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of andre

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

are

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

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

āre

  1. honor, glory, grace

Declension[edit]

Declension of are (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative āre āran
accusative āran āran
genitive āran ārena
dative āran ārum

Noun[edit]

āre

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

Old Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

are n

  1. ear

Inflection[edit]

Declension of āre (neuter n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative āre āra, ārene, ārne
accusative āre āra, ārene, ārne
genitive āra ārena
dative āra ārum, ārem, ārnum, ārnem

Descendants[edit]

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

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection[edit]

are

  1. wow, woah
  2. yay

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

are m (plural ares)

  1. (historical) are (unit of area)

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

are

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of arar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of arar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of arar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of arar

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

are

  1. third-person singular present indicative of avea

See also[edit]

Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English are, from Old English ār (“honor, worth, dignity, glory, respect, reverence, grace, favor, prosperity, benefit, help, mercy, pity, privilege”), 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[edit]

are (uncountable)

  1. grace; mercy

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

are

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of arar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of arar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of arar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of arar.

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧re
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈɾɛ/, [ʔɐˈɾɛ]

Pronoun[edit]

aré

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

See also[edit]

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ari/are, iri/ire, yari** nire/niri, niyari** dine/dini nandine ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganire/ganiri, gayari
Near speaker and listener ito nito dito, rito nandito, narito heto, eto, ayto** ganito
Near listener iyan niyan diyan, riyan nandiyan, nariyan hayan, ayan ganiyan/ganyan
Remote iyon, yaon** niyon, noon, niyaon** doon, roon nandoon, naroon hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon**
*This series, for the most part, is not used anymore by most Tagalog speakers. Instead, the pronoun in the second row are used.
**These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.


Tangam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

are

  1. (anatomy) foot, leg

References[edit]

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

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

are

  1. (transitive) to scratch

References[edit]

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

Toraja-Sa'dan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qazay.

Noun[edit]

are

  1. ant

Venetian[edit]

Noun[edit]

are

  1. plural of ara
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