are

¹

[ahr, 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

are

²

/ ɑː /

noun

1. a. a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare

Word 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 ārea “vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor”; area

Word History and Origins

Origin of are¹

Old English aron, second person plural of bēon to _be

Origin of are²

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

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