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there are

there are is the third-person plural present indicative of there be.

Meaning of there be

Verb

there be (highly irregular; see conjugation table)

  1. Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.
    • Let there be light.
    Synonyms:
    there exist

Questions about there are

What is there are the third-person plural present indicative of?
There are is the third-person plural present indicative of there be.

Words near there are in the dictionary

  1. there
  2. there again
  3. there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
  4. there and back
  5. there and then
  6. there are
  7. there are bad apples in every orchard
  8. there are many ways to skin a cat
  9. there are more horses' asses than horses
  10. there are no atheists in foxholes
  11. there are no stupid questions

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