Are

Are
Are Are [AS. (Northumbrian) aron, akin to the 1st pers. pl. forms, Icel. erum, Goth. sijum, L. sumus, Gr. ?, Skr. smas; all from a root as. ? See {Am} and {Is}, and cf. {Be}.] The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as. [1913 Webster]

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  • are — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English earun; akin to Old Norse eru, erum are, Old English is is present second singular or present plural of be II. noun Etymology: French, from Latin area Date: circa 1819 see metric system table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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