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are

[ahr, er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

present indicative plural and 2nd person singular of be.

are

[air, ahr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a measure of surface area: 1 are is equal to 1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). a

are

/ ɑː, ə /

verb

the plural form of the present tense (indicative mood) of the verb `be' and the singular form used with you

are

/ ɑː /

noun

a.��a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of are¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English aren, are, arn, Old English (Northumbrian) aron; cognate with Old Norse eru, 3rd person plural; replacing Old English bēoth, sind; art ²

Origin of are²

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from Latin �� “vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor”; area

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of are¹

Old English aron, second person plural of ��ŧ�ǲ� to _be

Origin of are²

C19: from French, from Latin �� piece of level ground; see _area

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“Latino people are a huge part of building this nation,” said Nezza.

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Officers are also barred from targeting people in the head, torso and groin areas.

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“You are bearing down on people of color because of their color,” Young said.

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"There is shooting, cars are burning, armoured vehicles are burning... when we eventually passed... there were a lot of bodies."

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It has four blast furnaces, all named after English Queens - Bess, Mary, Anne and Victoria, but Bess and Anne are the only two still in operation.

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arduous area

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