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are

/ə/noun, verb1 syllable

Are means: have life, be alive.

Synonyms for are23

noun, as in a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

verb, as in have life, be alive

be, live, survive, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out

verb, as in form or compose

verb, as in represent, as of a character on stage

embody, be, personify

verb, as in have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

verb, as in have an existence, be extant

verb, as in be identical or equivalent to

verb, as in work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

verb, as in be priced at

verb, as in be identical to; be someone or something

verb, as in occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

verb, as in spend or use time

verb, as in to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form

also used for are

art, square decametre

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What does are mean?13

verb

1

have life, be alive“Our great leader is no more”

2

form or compose“This money is my only income”

3

represent, as of a character on stage“Derek Jacobi was Hamlet”

4

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)“John is rich”

5

have an existence, be extant“Is there a God?”

6

be identical or equivalent to“One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!”

7

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function“He is a herpetologist”

8

be priced at“These shoes cost $100”

9

be identical to; be someone or something“The president of the company is John Smith”

10

occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere“Where is my umbrella?”

11

spend or use time“I may be an hour”

12

to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form“let her be”

noun

1

a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with are?27

one syllable

three syllables

four syllables

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All 27 rhymes for are, grouped by syllable

Are in a sentence

  • Sir, you are not allowed to park your car here.Zifre
  • America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.AlanF_US
  • Open the cupboard to the left, the bottles are in there.Zifre
  • I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed.Zifre
  • We are sorry, the person you are trying to contact is not available.Dejo
  • If you are free, give me a hand.Zifre
  • Now that you are tired, you'd better rest.Zifre
  • When we are small, everything seems so big.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of are

as a noun

plural
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