are 1
/ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v.
pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be .
[ bef. 900; ME aren, are, arn, OE (Northumbrian) aron; c. ON eru, 3rd pers. pl. See ART 2 ]
are 2
/air, ahr/ , n.
a surface measure equal to 100 square meters, or 119.6 square yards; 1 / 100 of a hectare. Abbr.: a
[ 1810-20; area. See AREA ]