"are" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɑː/ [UK, stressed], /ɑr/ [US, stressed], /ə/ [UK, unstressed], /ɚ/ [US, unstressed] Audio: en-us-are.ogg [US, stressed] Forms: be [canonical], am, is, are [present], was, were [past], been [past, participle], being [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb3|be|am|is|are|was|were|been|being}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A present-tense form of the verb be used about the person or people you are talking to.
    Sense id: simple-are-en-verb-MJkYfWik
  2. A present-tense form of the verb be used about more than one person.
    Sense id: simple-are-en-verb-PtatOxUf
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        {
          "text": "Hello John, how are you?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Are you all hungry?"
        }
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        {
          "text": "We are all happy."
        },
        {
          "text": "Are we there yet?"
        },
        {
          "text": "John and Mary are playing."
        }
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    },
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      "sampa": "/A:/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɑr/",
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    },
    {
      "sampa": "/Ar/",
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    },
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      "sampa": "/@/",
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      "ipa": "/ɚ/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@`/",
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      ]
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  "word": "are"
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          "text": "Are you all hungry?"
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        {
          "text": "Are we there yet?"
        },
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          "text": "John and Mary are playing."
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    },
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      "sampa": "/@/",
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      "ipa": "/ɚ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "unstressed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "are"
}

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