are
nounUK /ɛə/ · US /ɛəɹ/
Etymology From French are.
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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.
- Synonyms
- square decametre
are
verb/ə/ · /ɑː/
Etymology
From Middle English aren, from Old English (Anglian) earun, earon (“are”, plural). Possibly reinforced by the Old Norse plural forms in er-, this displaced the alternative forms Old English sind and bēoþ. In the second person singular it displaced archaic art. Further etymology controversial: * The English forms, as well as the Old Swedish forms in ær-, could reflect Proto-Germanic preterite-present *ōr ~ *arum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃e-h₃ór-h₂e (“I have risen”, perfect). * Since they are not the expected outcomes of the Proto-Germanic forms of *wesaną (“to be”) in *iz-, they would have to be irregular alterations. For Seebold this explanation is still preferable as similar variants in other verbs are not uncommon.
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Present, Second person second-person singular simple present of be
- Mary, where are you going?
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First person, Present first-person plural simple present of be
- We are not coming.
- Here we are!2016, VOA Learning English (public domain):
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Present, Second person second-person plural simple present of be
- Mary and John, are you listening?
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Present, Third person third-person plural simple present of be
- They are here somewhere.
- BEloued, beleeue not euery ſpirit, but trie the ſpirits, whether they are of God: becauſe many falſe prophets are gone out into the woꝛld.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 John 4:1:
- Synonyms
- art