Definitions for ARE
ARE
are
Spelling: [ahr; unstressed er]
IPA: /ɑr; unstressed ər/
Are is a 3 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 3 points.
You can make 16 anagrams from letters in ARE (aer).
Definitions for ARE
noun
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a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
verb
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present indicative plural and 2nd person singular of be.
auxiliary verb
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(used with the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense):
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(used with the present participle or infinitive of the principal verb to indicate future action):
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(used with the past participle of another verb to form the passive voice):
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(used in archaic or literary constructions with some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense):
verb (used without object)
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to exist or live:
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to take place; happen; occur:
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to occupy a place or position:
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to continue or remain as before:
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to belong; attend; befall:
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(used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject):
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(used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences):
Origin of ARE
before 900; Middle English aren, are, arn, Old English (Northumbrian) aron; cognate with Old Norse eru, 3rd person plural See art2