are
are is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as.
- 2.The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abnegation
- about
- abstain
- abstainer
- abstemious
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- abstinent
- accessible
- according
- accordingly
- achievable
- add
- admit
- ado
- adventitious
- affuse
- affusion
- against
- agreement
- alcoholic
- all
- and
- any
- anything
- appearance
- aqua
- aquatic
- aqueous
- aquila
- arms
- aspect
- attach
- attainable
- attitude
- attribution
- bad
- balneal
- balneation
- bare
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is are.
- What is the present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as called?
- What is the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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