"aren't" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɑːnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑɹ(ə)nt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-aren't.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nt Etymology: are + -n’t Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|are|n't|alt2=n’t}} are + -n’t Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aren't
  1. are not (negative auxiliary) Synonyms: ain’t [slang]
    Sense id: en-aren't-en-verb-bDBrEkJW Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -n't, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɑːnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑɹ(ə)nt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-aren't.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nt Etymology: Spelling replacement of the homonym an’t. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aren't
  1. (colloquial) A contraction of “am not”, used e.g. in the construction "aren’t I?" Tags: colloquial Synonyms: ain't, amn't [Ireland, Scotland]
    Sense id: en-aren't-en-verb-Fa9TQfXl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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