are
1
[ ahr; unstressed er ]
/ ɑr; unstressed ər /
verb
present indicative plural and 2nd person singular of be.
Origin of are
1
before 900; Middle English
aren, are, arn, Old English (Northumbrian)
aron; cognate with Old Norse
eru, 3rd person plural See
art2
Words nearby are
Definition for are (2 of 3)
are
2
[ air, ahr ]
/ ɛər, ɑr /
noun
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
Origin of are
2
1810–20; < French < Latin
ārea. See
area
Definition for are (3 of 3)
be
[ bee; unstressed bee, bi ]
/ bi; unstressed bi, bɪ /
verb (used without object), present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
Origin of be
before 900; Middle English
been, Old English
bēon (
bēo- (akin to Old Frisian, Old High German
bim, German
bin, Old Saxon
bium, biom (I) am, Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon
būan, Old Norse
būa reside, Latin
fuī (I) have been, Greek
phy- grow, become, Old Irish
boí (he) was, Sanskrit
bhávati (he) becomes, is, Lithuanian
búti to be, OCS
byti, Persian
būd was)) +
-n infinitive suffix. See
am,
is,
are1,
was,
were
usage note for be
See
me.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH be
be beeBritish Dictionary definitions for are (1 of 7)
are
1
/ (ɑː, unstressed ə) /
verb
the plural form of the present tense (indicative mood) of the verb `be' and the singular form used with you
Word Origin for are
Old English
aron, second person plural of
bēon to
be
British Dictionary definitions for are (2 of 7)
are
2
/ (ɑː) /
noun
a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare
Symbol: a
Word Origin for are
C19: from French, from Latin
ārea piece of level ground; see
area
British Dictionary definitions for are (3 of 7)
Be
the chemical symbol for
beryllium
British Dictionary definitions for are (4 of 7)
BE
abbreviation for
bill of exchange
(in the US) Board of Education
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Engineering
British Dictionary definitions for are (5 of 7)
Bé
abbreviation for
Baumé
British Dictionary definitions for are (6 of 7)
be
1
/ (biː, unstressed bɪ) /
verb present singular 1st person am; 2nd person are; 3rd person is; present plural are; past singular 1st person was; 2nd person were; 3rd person was; past plural were; present participle being or past participle been (intr)
Word Origin for be
Old English
bēon; related to Old High German
bim am, Latin
fui I have been, Greek
phuein to bring forth, Sanskrit
bhavati he is
British Dictionary definitions for are (7 of 7)
be
2
the internet domain name for
Belgium
Medical definitions for are
Be
The symbol for the elementberyllium
Scientific definitions for are
Be
The symbol for beryllium.
Idioms and Phrases with are
be