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aren't

UK/ɑːnt//ɑɹ(ə)nt/

aren't verb: are not (negative auxiliary).

Verb (1)

aren't

  1. are not (negative auxiliary)
    Synonyms:
    ain’t

Verb (2)

aren't

  1. (colloquial) A contraction of “am not”, used e.g. in the construction "aren’t I?"
    • I’m a nasty-tempered dog if any one tries to take my bone away; aren’t I, my sons?1904, George Manville Fenn, To Win Or To Die: A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze
    • Aren’t I supposed to tell you how I feel?2008 July 1, “Falling in Love”, in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Ricky Underwood (Daren Kagasoff)
    Synonyms:
    ain't, amn't

Synonyms of aren't

Antonyms

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Origin of aren't

From are + n’t.

Spelling replacement of the homonym an’t.

Phrases with aren't

Words that rhyme with aren't

Questions about aren't

What does aren't mean?
Aren't means are not (negative auxiliary).
What part of speech is aren't?
Aren't is a verb.
How do you pronounce aren't?
Aren't is pronounced /ɑːnt/ (UK).

Words near aren't in the dictionary

  1. Aremorica
  2. Aremorican
  3. Aremoricans
  4. aren
  5. aren'chu
  6. aren't
  7. arena
  8. arena football
  9. arena ice
  10. arena rock
  11. Arenac County

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