Aren't

//ɑːnt// verb, slang

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    are not (negative auxiliary)
  2. 2
    A contraction of “am not”, used e.g. in the construction "aren’t I?" colloquial

    "I’m a nasty-tempered dog if any one tries to take my bone away; aren’t I, my sons?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

are + -n’t

Etymology 2

Spelling replacement of the homonym an’t.

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