Aren

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    first-person plural simple present of be dialectal, first-person, form-of, obsolete, plural, present
  2. 2
    second-person plural simple present of be dialectal, form-of, obsolete, plural, present, second-person

    "“Ye're not Irish, aren ye?” “No, we're from Canada.”"

  3. 3
    third-person plural simple present of be dialectal, form-of, obsolete, plural, present, third-person

Synonyms

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bezararen’tartartdecametre

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"Aren’t they going to the ceilidh in the town?"

Etymology

From Middle English aren, from Old English earon, earun, present plural indicative of Old English bēon (“to be”). Equivalent to are + -en. More at are.

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