Definition of ARE

are

Plural: ares

Noun

  • A metric unit of area, equal to 100 square meters.
  • a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
  • An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

Verb

  • have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • be identical to; be someone or something
  • occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  • have an existence, be extant
  • happen, occur, take place
    • "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"
  • be identical or equivalent to
  • form or compose
  • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
  • represent, as of a character on stage
  • spend or use time
  • have life, be alive
  • to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
  • be priced at
  • second-person singular simple present of be
  • first-person plural simple present of be
  • second-person plural simple present of be
  • third-person plural simple present of be
  • present of be

Det

  • Misspelling of our.

Examples

  • Every premium square is an ARE of opportunity on the Scrabble board.
  • Mary and John, are you listening?
  • Mary, where are you going?
  • They are here somewhere.
  • We are not coming.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English aren, from Old English earun, earon (“are”), reinforced by Old Norse plural forms in er- (displacing alternative Old English sind and bēoþ), from Proto-Germanic *arun (“(they) are”), from Proto-Germanic *esi/*izi (a form of Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“is”).
Cognate with Old Norse eru (“(they) are”) (> Icelandic eru (“(they) are”), Swedish äro (“(they) are”), Danish er (“(they) are”)), Old English eart (“(thou) art”). More at art.

Synonyms

ar, be, comprise, constitute, cost, embody, equal, exist, follow, live, make up, personify, represent, art, square decametre

Antonyms

differ

Scrabble Score: 3

are: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
are: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
are: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 3

are: valid Words With Friends Word