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are

1

[ ahr; unstressed er ]

verb

  1. present indicative plural and 2nd person singular of be.


are

2

[ air, ahr ]

noun

  1. a measure of surface area: 1 are is equal to 1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). : a

are

1

/ ɑː; ə /

verb

  1. the plural form of the present tense (indicative mood) of the verb `be' and the singular form used with you
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

are

2

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare a
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of are1

First recorded before 900; Middle English aren, are, arn, Old English (Northumbrian) aron; cognate with Old Norse eru, 3rd person plural; replacing Old English bēoth, sind; art 2

Origin of are2

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from Latin “vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor”; area
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of are1

Old English aron, second person plural of ŧDz to be

Origin of are2

C19: from French, from Latin piece of level ground; see area
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