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Webster 1913 Edition
Are
Are
.[AS. (Northumbrian)
aron
, akin to the 1st pers. pl. forms, Icel. erum
, Goth. sijum
, L. sumus
, Gr. [GREEK], Skr. smas
; all from a root as
. [GREEK] See Am
and Is
, and cf. Be
.] 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.
Are
,Noun.
[F., fr. L.
area
. See Area
.] (Metric system)
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.