English - 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", originally, "(they) became”), from the third person plural preterite indicative form of *iraną (“to rise, be quick, become active”), from Proto-Indo-European *er-, *or(w)- (“to rise, lift, move”). Cognate with Old Norse erun (“(they) are”), Old English eart (“(thou) art”). More at art.

Pronunciation

Stressed

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑɹ/

Unstressed

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɚ/
• Homophones: argh, r

Verb

are

1. second-person singular simple present tense of be

   Mary, where are you going?

2. first-person plural simple present tense of be

   We are not coming.

3. second-person plural simple present tense of be

   Mary and John, are you listening?

4. third-person plural simple present tense of be

   They are here somewhere.

Synonyms

• (second-person singular): (archaic) art (used with thou)

Translations

See also

English - Etymology 2

From French are.

Noun

Wikipedia

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

• Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.

Synonyms

• (SI unit): (rare) square decametre

Derived terms

• centiare
• decare
• hectare

Translations

English - Anagrams

• ear
• era, ERA
• Rae

Basque - Noun

are

1. rake

Dutch - Noun

are

1. rake

French - Etymology

Formed from Latin area, a piece of level ground.

French - Noun

are

1. rake

French - External Links

• "are" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian - Noun

are

1. rake

Italian - Anagrams

• ear
• era, ERA
• Rae

Japanese - Romanization

are

1. rōmaji reading of あれ

Latin - Verb

ārē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of āreō

Mapudungun - Noun

are

1. rake

Mapudungun - References

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

Norwegian - 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", originally, "(they) became”), from the third person plural preterite indicative form of *iraną (“to rise, be quick, become active”), from Proto-Indo-European *er-, *or(w)- (“to rise, lift, move”). Cognate with Old Norse erun (“(they) are”), Old English eart (“(thou) art”). More at art.

Pronunciation

Stressed

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑɹ/

Unstressed

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɚ/
• Homophones: argh, r

Verb

are

1. second-person singular simple present tense of be

   Mary, where are you going?

2. first-person plural simple present tense of be

   We are not coming.

3. second-person plural simple present tense of be

   Mary and John, are you listening?

4. third-person plural simple present tense of be

   They are here somewhere.

Synonyms

• (second-person singular): (archaic) art (used with thou)

Translations

See also

Norwegian - Etymology 2

From French are.

Noun

Wikipedia

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

• Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.

Synonyms

• (SI unit): (rare) square decametre

Derived terms

• centiare
• decare
• hectare

Translations

Old English - Noun

are

1. rake

Old Frisian - Etymology

Formed from Latin area, a piece of level ground.

Old Frisian - Noun

are

1. rake

Portuguese - Noun

are

1. rake

Romanian - Verb

ārē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of āreō

Scots - Etymology

Formed from Latin area, a piece of level ground.

Scots - Noun

are

1. rake

Spanish - Verb

ārē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of āreō

Venetian - Noun

are

1. rake

Rime