"'re" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-'re.wav [US]
Etymology: Reduced pronunciation of are. Etymology templates: {{m|en|are}} are Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|clitic|cat2=clitics}} 're (clitic)
  1. (informal) contracted form of are (inflection of the verb "to be") Tags: clitic, contracted, form-of, informal Form of: are (extra: inflection of the verb "to be") Derived forms: how're, they're, you're, we're, who're Related terms: ’d, ’ll, ’m, ’s [third-person], ’ve

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