are

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

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

Alternative forms[edit]

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)‎[2]:
      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[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.
Synonyms[edit]
  • (second-person singular): (archaic) art (used with thou)

See also[edit]

other forms of verb be

Etymology 2[edit]

From French are.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

are (plural ares)

  2. (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[edit]
  • Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Further reading[edit]

Are on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

are

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

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

References[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Basque *arhe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aɾe/ [a.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -aɾe
  • Hyphenation: a‧re

Noun[edit]

are inan

  1. rake

Declension[edit]

Declension of are (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive are area areak
ergative arek areak areek
dative areri areari areei
genitive areren arearen areen
comitative arerekin arearekin areekin
causative arerengatik arearengatik areengatik
benefactive arerentzat arearentzat areentzat
instrumental arez areaz areez
inessive aretan arean areetan
locative aretako areko areetako
allative aretara arera areetara
terminative aretaraino areraino areetaraino
directive aretarantz arerantz areetarantz
destinative aretarako arerako areetarako
ablative aretatik aretik areetatik
partitive arerik — —
prolative aretzat — —

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]

  • → Indonesian: are
  • → 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]

Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈarə]
  • Hyphenation: arê

Noun[edit]

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.

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Variant of aere.

Noun[edit]

are m (plural ari)

  1. (archaic) Alternative 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]

Article[edit]

are

  1. genitive/dative feminine of an

Etymology 2[edit]

Determiner[edit]

are

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

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

are

  1. Alternative form of hare (“hare”)

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

are

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

Etymology 5[edit]

Noun[edit]

are

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

Etymology 6[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 are/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]

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are n

  1. ear

Inflection[edit]

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[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, whoa
  2. yay

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

are m (plural ares)

  1. (historical) are (unit of area)

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

are

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

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”), 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[edit]

are (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) grace; mercy

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾe/ [ˈa.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -aɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧re

Verb[edit]

are

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

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

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[edit]

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† dini/dine nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito nandito, narito, naito** heto, eto, ayto† ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener iyan, yaan niyan diyan/diyaan nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ hayan, ayan ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote iyon, yoon, yaon† niyon, noon, niyaon† doon nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.

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

Conjugation[edit]

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[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

Wolof[edit]

Noun[edit]

are (definite form are bi)

  1. stop, especially a bus stop

Yilan Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese あれ (are, “that”).

Pronoun[edit]

are

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

Synonyms[edit]

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

Coordinate terms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Chien Yuehchen (2015) “The lexical system of Yilan Creole”, in New Advances in Formosan Linguistics‎[3], 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‎[4], 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 [The Japanese Journal of Language in Society]‎[5], volume 21, number 2, pages 50-65

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

àre

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aré

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

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

àre

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