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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "are"}}
==English==
{{wikipedia|ARE}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|aren}}, from {{inh|en|ang|earun}}, {{m|ang|earon|t=are}}, reinforced by {{cog|non|-}} plural forms in {{m|non||er-}} (displacing alternative {{cog|ang|sind}} and {{m|ang|bēoþ}}), from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*arun|t=(they) are}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|[[*esi]]/[[*izi]]}} (a form of {{der|en|gem-pro|*wesaną|t=to be}}), from {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₁ésti|t=is}}.

Cognate with {{cog|non|eru|t=(they) are}} (> {{cog|is|eru|t=(they) are}}, {{cog|sv|äro|t=(they) are}}, {{cog|da|er|t=(they) are}}), {{cog|ang|eart|t=(thou) art}}. More at {{l|en|art}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|en|ar||obsolete}}

====Pronunciation====
; Stressed
* {{enPR|är|a=RP}}, {{IPA|en|/ɑː(ɹ)/}}
* {{enPR|ar|a=GA}}, {{IPA|en|/ɑɹ/}}
* {{enPR|är|a=AU,NZ}}, {{IPA|en|/ɐː/}}
* {{enPR|är|a=Northern England,Wales}}, {{IPA|en|/aː(ɹ)/}}
* {{IPA|en|/aɹ/|/äːɹ/|a=Canada,Ireland}}
* {{IPA|en|/äɹ/|/äɾ/|a=Scotland}}
* {{IPA|en|/ɛə(ɹ)/|/ɛː(ɹ)/|a=now dialectal}}<ref>{{R:Jespersen MEGoHP|I|4.432|130}}</ref>
* {{IPA|en|/aʊɚ/|/aʊə/|a=proscribed,rare,due to confusion with "our"}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-are.ogg|a=US}}
* {{homophones|en|argh|r|our}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑː(ɹ)|s=1}}
; Unstressed
* {{IPA|en|/ə(ɹ)/|a=RP,AU,NZ}}
* {{enPR|är|a=GA}}, {{IPA|en|/ɚ/}}
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====Verb====
{{head|en|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|en|be||2|s|simple|pres}}
#: {{ux|en|Mary, where '''are''' you going?}}
# {{inflection of|en|be||1|p|simple|pres}}
#: {{ux|en|We '''are''' not coming.}}
#* {{quote-av|en|year=2016|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930001420/https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-5-where-are-you/3168971.html|title=VOA Learning English (public domain)|text=Here we '''are'''!}}
#*: {{audio|en|Here we are!.ogg|a=US}}
# {{inflection of|en|be||2|p|simple|pres}}
#: {{ux|en|Mary and John, '''are''' you listening?}}
# {{inflection of|en|be||3|p|simple|pres}}
#: {{ux|en|They '''are''' here somewhere.}}
# {{lb|en|East Yorkshire|Midlands}} {{inflection of|en|be||pres}}

=====Usage notes=====
* The pronunciation /aʊɚ/ arising from confusion of "are" and "[[our]]" is rare, however it results as the latter can be elided into /ɑɹ/ in quick speech.

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|second-person singular}} {{qualifier|archaic}} [[art]] (''used with'' '''[[thou]]''')

====See also====
{{rel4|en|title=other forms of verb ''be''
|am
|is
|art
|be
|being
|been
|beest
|was
|wast
|were
|wert
}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|en|fr|are}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ɛə/|/ɛː/|a=RP}}
* {{enPR|âr|a=GenAm}}, {{IPA|en|/ɛəɹ/|/ɛɹ/}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛə(ɹ)|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|air|Ayr|ere|eyre|heir}}, [[err]] {{qualifier|one pronunciation}}; [[e'er]]

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|unit of area}} {{lb|en|rare}} An accepted (but [[deprecate]]d and rarely used) [[metric]] unit of area equal to 100 [[square metre]]s, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. ''Symbol'': '''[[a]]'''.

=====Usage notes=====
* '''Are''' is now rarely used except in its derivative {{m|en|hectare}}.

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|SI unit}} {{qualifier|rare}} square [[decametre]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|milliare|centiare
|decare
|hectare
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|unit of area}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ար}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|ар}}; {{non-gloss|land area}} {{t|ba|сутый}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|àrea|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|公畝|tr=gōngmǔ}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|ar|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|ar}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|are|m}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|aar}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|aari}}
* French: {{t+|fr|are|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|área|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Ar|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|άρια|n}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ár|id=are}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|sotka}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|ár|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ara|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|アール|tr=āru}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|ar|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ārs|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|ар|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|ar|n}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|ar|n}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|ara|f}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|آر}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|ar|m-in}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|are|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|ar|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ар|m}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|ár|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|área|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ar|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|arya}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ar}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|a}}
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=====Further reading=====
{{pedia|Hectare#Are|Are}}

===Etymology 3===
From the phonetic similarity between {{m|en|our}} and {{m|en|are}} in many English dialects (both {{IPAchar|/ɑː(ɹ)/}}).

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ɑː(ɹ)/|a=UK}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑː(ɹ)|s=1}}

====Determiner====
{{head|en|misspelling}}

# {{lb|en|UK|US}} {{misspelling of|en|our}}

=====Usage notes=====
Sometimes used deliberately as a form of [[classist]] humour, as a mocking imitation of a person with little education.

===References===
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aer|'ear|ear|Rea|rea|EAR|REA|aer-|ReA|aër-|Aer|ERA|era|Rae}}

{{cln|en|auxiliary verb forms|heteronyms|irregular verb forms|three-letter words}}

==Basque==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|eu|euq-pro|*arhe}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|eu|LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-are.wav}}
{{eu-pr}}

===Noun===
{{eu-noun|in}}

# [[rake]]

====Declension====
{{eu-decl-inanim}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|fr|are}}, from {{der|nl|la|ārea}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈaː.rə/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-are.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|are}}
* {{rhyme|nl|aːrə}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|f|aren|pl2=ares|-}}

# {{l|en|are}}, a [[unit]] of [[surface]] [[area]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nl|hectare}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|id|are|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pap|are|bor=1}}

==French==

===Etymology===
Learned formation from {{bor|fr|la|area}}, a piece of level ground. {{doublet|fr|aire}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{homophones|fr|art}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# an [[#Noun|are]]

====Related terms====
{{rel2
|fr|aire
|aréage
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|da|ar}}
* {{desc|nb|ar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

==Indonesian==
{{wikipedia||lang=id}}

===Etymology===
From {{bor|id|nl|are}}, from {{der|id|fr|are}}, from {{der|id|la|ārea}}. {{doublet|id|area}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|[ˈarə]}}
* {{hyphenation|id|arê}}

===Noun===
{{id-noun|head=arê|pl=-}}

# {{l|en|are}}: an SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent.

====Related terms====
{{rel4|id|
| area
| areal
| hektare
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Italian==

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|àre<hmp:-are<pos:infinitive verb suffix>>}}

===Etymology 1===
Variant of {{m|it|aere}}.

====Noun====
{{it-noun|m}}

# {{tlb|it|archaic}} {{alt form|it|aere}}

===Etymology 2===
{{nonlemma}}

====Noun====
{{head|it|noun form|g=f-p}}

# {{plural of|it|ara}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=aer|-erà|Era|Rea|era|rea}}

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{ja-romanization of|あれ}}

==Latin==

===Verb===
{{head|la|verb form|head=ārē}}

# {{inflection of|la|āreō||2|s|pres|actv|impr}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}

==Lindu==

===Noun===
{{head|klw|noun}}

# [[long]], [[large]] [[sickle]]

==Mapudungun==

===Noun===
{{head|arn|noun}} {{arn-sp|r}}

# [[warmth]], [[heat]]

===References===
* {{R:Wixaleyiñ 2008}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===

====Article====
{{head|enm|article form}}

# {{inflection of|enm|an||gen//dat|f}}

===Etymology 2===

====Determiner====
{{head|enm|determiner}}

# {{lb|enm|chiefly|Kent|and|West Midlands ME}} {{alt form|enm|here|t=their|id=their}}

===Etymology 3===

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alternative form of|enm|hare|t=hare|id=hare}}

===Etymology 4===

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{tlb|enm|Northern|or|Early ME}} {{alt form|enm|ore|t=honour|id=honour}}

===Etymology 5===

====Noun====
{{head|enm|determiner}}

# {{lb|enm|Northern ME}} {{alt form|enm|ore|t=oar}}

===Etymology 6===

====Verb====
{{head|enm|verb form}}

# {{alternative form of|enm|aren}}

[[Category:West Midland Middle English]]
[[Category:Kentish Middle English]]

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Etymology 1===
Perhaps from a {{der|nn|nds-nl|-}} or {{der|nn|nds-de|-}} verb.

{{rfe|nn}}

====Verb====
{{nn-verb-1}}

# {{lb|nn|reflexive}} to [[suit]], [[fit]]

===Etymology 2===

====Determiner====
{{head|nn|determiner form}}

# {{lb|nn|dialectal}} {{alt form|nocap=1|nn|andre}}

====Adjective====
{{head|nn|adjective}}

# {{lb|nn|dialectal}} {{alt form|nocap=1|nn|andre}}

===Etymology 3===
{{rfe|nn}}

====Noun====
{{head|nn|noun}}

# {{rfv-sense|nn}} [[white-tailed eagle]]

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ang|/ˈɑːre/}}

===Noun===
{{ang-noun|head=āre|f}}

# [[honor]], [[glory]], [[grace]]

====Declension====
{{ang-decl-noun-n-f|ār}}

===Noun===
{{head|ang|noun form|head=āre}}

# {{inflection of|ang|ār||dat|s|t=messenger, herald; angel; missionary}}

==Old Frisian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ofs|gmw-pro|*auʀā}}, from {{inh|ofs|gem-pro|*ausô}}.

===Noun===
{{ofs-noun|n|āre}}

# [[ear]]

====Inflection====
{{ofs-decl-noun-n-n|ār}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|frr|-}}
*: Föhr: {{l|frr|uar}}
*: Hallig, Mooring: {{l|frr|uur}}
*: Helgoland: {{l|frr|Uaar}}
* {{desc|stq|Oor}}
* {{desc|fy|ear}}

{{c|ofs|Body parts}}

==Pali==

===Alternative forms===
{{pi-alt}}

===Etymology===
{{onomatopoeic|pi}}.

===Interjection===
{{head|pi|interjection}}

# [[wow]], [[whoa]]
# [[yay]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|pi|re}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|pt|aɾi|q1=Brazil|aɾɨ|q2=Portugal|s=2}}
* {{hyph|pt|a|re}}

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|m}}

# {{lb|pt|historical}} {{l|en|are}} {{gloss|unit of area}}

===Etymology 2===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|arar}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
Cf. {{cog|la|habēret}}, {{m|la|habuerit}}. Compare {{cog|rup|ari}}. See also {{cog|ro|ar}}, used in a periphrastic construction of the conditional.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/ˈare/}}
* {{audio|ro|LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-are.wav}}
* {{rhymes|ro|are|s=2}}
* {{hyph|ro|a|re}}

===Verb===
{{head|ro|verb form}}

# {{verb form of|ro|avea||3s|pres|ind}}

====See also====
* {{l|ro|a}}

==Scots==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sco|enm|are}}, from {{inh|sco|ang|ār|t=honor, worth, dignity}}, from {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*aiʀu}}, from {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*aizō|t=respect, honour}}, from {{m|gem-pro|*ais-|t=to honour, respect, revere}}. 

Cognate with {{cog|nl|eer|t=honour, credit}}, {{cog|de|Ehre|t=honour, glory}}, {{cog|la|erus|t=master, professor}}.

===Noun===
{{sco-noun|-}}

# {{lb|sco|obsolete}} [[grace]]; [[mercy]]

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|arar}}

==Tagalog==

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr|aré}}

===Pronoun===
{{tl-pron|aré|b=+}} {{tlb|tl|chiefly|Batangas|Mindoro|Marinduque}}

# {{alt form|tl|ari}}: [[this one]]; [[this]]
#: {{syn|tl|ito|q1=Manila|ire|q2=Central Luzon|ere|q3=Central Luzon}}
#: {{ux|tl|Ano ga '''are'''?|inline=1|What is '''this'''?}}

====See also====
{{tl-dem pronouns}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=aer|-era}}

==Tangam==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sit-tgm|sit-tan-pro|*a-lə}}, from {{inh|sit-tgm|sit-pro|*la ~ ja|*la}}.

===Noun===
{{head|sit-tgm|noun}}

# {{lb|sit-tgm|anatomy}} [[foot]], [[leg]]

====References====
* {{R:sit-tgm:Post:2017}}

==Ternate==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tft|[ˈa.ɾe]}}

===Verb===
{{head|tft|verb}}

# {{lb|tft|transitive}} to [[scratch]]

====Conjugation====
{{tft-conj}}

===References===
* {{R:tft:Hayami-Allen:2001}}

==Toraja-Sa'dan==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sda|poz-pro|*qazay}}.

===Noun===
{{head|sda|noun|}}

# [[ant]]

==Venetan==

===Noun===
{{head|vec|noun form}}

# {{inflection of|vec|ara||p}}

==Wolof==

===Noun===
{{wo-noun|bi}}

# [[stop]], especially a [[bus stop]]

==Yilan Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ycr|ja|あれ|tr=are|t=that}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|ycr|pronoun}}

# {{n-g|third person singular pronoun}}
# [[that]] (person or object)

====Synonyms====
* {{s|third person singular pronoun}} {{q|Hanhsi}} {{l|ycr|zibun}}, {{l|ycr|zin}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{s|that}}
** {{l|ycr|kore}}, {{l|ycr|are}}, {{l|ycr|dore}}
** {{l|ycr|koci}}, {{l|ycr|aci}}, {{l|ycr|doko}}
** {{l|ycr|kono}}, {{l|ycr|ano}}, {{l|ycr|dono}}
** {{l|ycr|konna no}}, {{l|ycr|anna no}}, {{l|ycr|donna no}}
** {{l|ycr|konnasite}}, {{l|ycr|annasite}}, {{l|ycr|donnasite}}

====Derived terms====
* {{s|third person singular pronoun}} {{l|ycr|aretaci}}, {{l|ycr|ataci}}

===References===
* {{cite-journal|year=2015|title=The lexical system of Yilan Creole|work=New Advances in Formosan Linguistics|pages=513-532|author=Chien Yuehchen|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stacy-Teng-2/publication/347421504_New_advances_in_Formosan_Linguistics_2015/links/5fdb084145851553a0c24526/New-advances-in-Formosan-Linguistics-2015.pdf}}
* {{cite-journal|year=2018|title=ja:日本語を上層とする 宜蘭クレオールの人称代名詞|author=Chien Yuehchen|url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nihongonokenkyu/14/4/14_31/_pdf|work=ja:日本語の研究|volume=14|number=4}}
* {{cite-journal|year=2019|url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jajls/21/2/21_50/_pdf|work={{lang|ja|社会言語科学}} [The Japanese Journal of Language in Society]|volume=21|number=2|pages=50-65|title=ja:日本語を上層とする 宜蘭クレオールの指示詞|author=Chien Yuehchen}}

==Yoruba==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|àre}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|àre}}

# [[vindication]], [[justification]]; [[justice]]
# [[excuse]], [[pardon]]

=====Derived terms=====
*{{l|yo|dáre|t=to [[vindicate]]}}
*{{l|yo|jàre|t=[[please]], [[pardon me]]}}
*{{l|yo|káre|t=[[well done]]!}}

===Etymology 2===
From the same root as {{l|yo|eré}}, {{l|yo|iré}}, and {{l|yo|uré}}, see {{inh|yo|alv-yor-pro|*V-ré}}

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|aré}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|aré}}

# {{altform|yo|eré|t=[[running]], [[race]]}}
# {{altform|yo|eré|t=[[speed]]}}
# {{altform|yo|eré|t=[[play]], [[pastime]]}}

===Etymology 3===

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|àre}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|àre}}

# [[miserableness]]; the state of being [[miserable]] and [[aimless]]

=====Derived terms=====
*{{l|yo|ráre|t=to walk around [[aimlessly]]}}