Are

//ə(ɹ)//

Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

Determiner

The word "are" can be used as verb, noun, proper noun and determiner.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

viewed as sexual

Derived Terms

centiare decare hectare milliare

Etymologically Related To

Inflected/Variant Forms

Context

dialectal east yorkshire midlands

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

area unit square measure

Type Of (IsA)

area unit passive verb

Part Of

Related Terms

am art be been beest being is was wast were wert

Related Terms

a be deprecate dignity exist grace honour mercy sentence si square metre

Synonym Network

art decametre square decameter

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