ARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does are mean? 

• ARE (noun)
  The noun ARE has 1 sense:

1. a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

  Familiarity information: ARE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

ar; are

Hypernyms ("are" is a kind of...):

area unit; square measure (a system of units used to measure areas)

Holonyms ("are" is a part of...):

hectare ((abbreviated 'ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters))

 Context examples 

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"Why are you all alone in the village?" I asked.

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“I do not see that we are any further than when he came.”

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