see|�re|-are|-aré
wikipedia|ARE
English

rank|they|my|were|36|are|their|one|so

Etymology 1
Inflection of OE. term|am|lang=ang, from IE. *term||es|to exist

Pronunciation
stressed

• a|UK IPA|/É�Ë�/, SAMPA|/A:/
• a|GenAm? IPA|/É�ɹ/, SAMPA|/Ar/

*audio|en-us-are.ogg|Audio (US)
*rhymes|��(r)
unstressed

• a|UK IPA|/É�/, SAMPA|/@/
• a|GenAm? IPA|/É�/, SAMPA|/@`/

Verb
are

1. form of|second-person singular simple present tense|be

#:Mary, where are you going?

1. form of|first-person plural simple present tense|be

#:We are not coming.

1. form of|second-person plural simple present tense|be

#:Mary and John, are you listening?

1. form of|third-person plural simple present tense|be

#:They are here somewhere.

Synonyms
sense|second-person singular qualifier|archaic art (used with thou)

Translations
See translations of be#Translations|be
<!-- This is a verb form and so translations should not be given; in any case, these do not, in some or all cases, translate the uses of "are" in the example sentences given
trans-top|Second-person singular
Catalan: ets, estàs
Chinese: � (shì)
Czech: jsi
Danish: er#Danish|er
Dutch: bent
Esperanto: estas
Finnish: olet
French: es#French|es
German: bist
Greek: εί��ε (íste)
Hindi: ह�� (haĩ) (polite), ह� (ho) (mid formality), ह� (he) (inf., imp.)
Hungarian: vagy
Interlingua: es (all persons and numbers)
trans-mid
Irish: tá
Latin: es#Latin|es
Latvian: esi
Novial: es
Norwegian: er#Norwegian|er
Polish: jeste�
Portuguese: é, és, está, estás
Romanian: e�ti
Russian: (not used)
Slovak: si#Slovak|si
Slovene: si
Spanish: (informal) eres, (formal) es#Spanish|es; (informal) estás, (formal) está
Swedish: är
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trans-top|First-person plural
Catalan: som, estem
Chinese: � (shì)
Czech: jsme
Danish: er#Danish|er
Dutch: zijn
Esperanto: estas
Finnish: olemme
French: sommes
German: sind
Greek: είμα��ε (ímaste)
Hindi: ह�� (haĩ) Ref any Hindi grammar :)
Hungarian: vagyunk
Interlingua: es (all persons and numbers)
Irish: tá, táimid
trans-mid
Italian: siamo, stiamo
Latin: sumus
Latvian: esam
Novial: es
Norwegian: er#Norwegian|er
Polish: jeste�my
Portuguese: somos, estamos
Romanian: suntem
Russian: (not used)
Slovak: sme#Slovak|sme
Slovene: sva (dual), smo (plural)
Spanish: somos; estamos
Swedish: är
Yiddish: �ײַנע�
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trans-top|Second-person plural
Catalan: esteu sou
Chinese: � (shì)
Czech: jste
Danish: er#Danish|er
Dutch: zijn
Esperanto: estas
Finnish: olette
French: êtes
German: seid
Greek: εί�α��ε (ísaste)
Hindi: ह�� (haĩ) (polite), ह� (ho) (mid formality)
Hungarian: vagytok
Interlingua: es (all persons and numbers)
trans-mid
Italian: siete, state#Italian|state
Latin: estis
Novial: es
Norwegian: er#Norwegian|er
Polish: jeste�cie
Portuguese: são, sois, estão, estais
Romanian: sunteţi
Russian: (not used)
Slovak: ste#Slovak|ste
Slovene: sta (dual), ste (plural)
Spanish: (informal) sois, (formal) son; (informal) estáis, (formal) están
Swedish: är
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trans-top|Third-person plural
Catalan: són, estan
Chinese: � (shì)
Czech: jsou
Danish: er#Danish|er
Dutch: zijn
Esperanto: estas
Finnish: ovat
French: sont
German: sind
Greek: είναι (íne)
Hindi: ह�� (haĩ)
Hungarian: vannak (usually omitted)
Interlingua: es (all persons and numbers)
trans-mid
Irish: tá
Italian: sono, stanno
Latin: sunt
Latvian: ir
Novial: es
Norwegian: er#Norwegian|er
Polish: s�
Portuguese: são, estão
Romanian: sunt
Russian: ���� (archaic)
Slovak: sú#Slovak|sú
Slovene: sta (dual), so (plural)
Spanish: son#Spanish|son; están
Swedish: är
Yiddish: �ײַנע�
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ا�د|ا��د (ænd), FAchar|�ست�د|��ست��د (hæstænd)
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|��ں (haĩ)
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See also
top2
am
is
art
be
being
been
mid2
beest
was
wast
were
wert

Etymology 2
From F. term|are|lang=fr.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. rare A 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 term|hectare.

Synonyms
selse|SI unit qualifier|rare square decametre

Derived terms
centiare
decare
hectare

Translations
trans-top|unit of area
Chinese: ��, �亩 (g�ng m�)
Czech: ar#Czech|ar m
Danish: ar#Danish|ar
Dutch: #Dutch|are m
Finnish: aari
French: #French|are
trans-mid
Latvian: �rs m
Polish: ar#Polish|ar m
Russian: а� (ar) m
Slovak: ár#Slovak|ár m
Swedish: ar#Swedish|ar c
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Category:100 English basic words
Category:English auxiliary verb forms
Category:English irregular verb forms

Basque

Noun
infl|eu|noun

1. rake

Dutch

Noun
infl|nl|noun

1. are, a unit of surface area

French

Pronunciation

Homophones
art

Etymology
From L.|fr term|area|lang=la, a piece of level ground.

Noun
fr-noun|m

<!--disputed: #acre-->

1. An #Noun|are.

Italian

Noun
are f p

1. plural of|ara|lang=Italian

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira��|kata

1. ��: that (over there)
2. ��: stormy weather

Old English

Pronunciation
IPA|lang=ang|/'a:re/

Noun
infl|ang|noun form|scLatinx|head�re|form of|ar#Old English|�r

1. form of|Accusative, genitive or dative singular|ar#Old English|�r
2. form of|Nominative or accusative plural|ar#Old English|�r

Category:Old Norse derivations

Romanian

Verb
ro-verbform|avea|person3s|timepres|tense=ind

1. (he/she) has

See also
a#Romanian|a

af:are
et:are
el:are
fr:are
ko:are
hy:are
io:are
it:are
kk:are
ku:are
la:are
hu:are
ja:are
no:are
pl:are
pt:are
ru:are
simple:are
fi:are
sv:are
ta:are
te:are
vi:are
tr:are
zh:are

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