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we | are |

As a verb we

is see.

As a symbol are is

the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for the united arab emirates.

we

English

Pronoun

  • (personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed).
  • (personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed.
  • (personal) The speaker/writer alone.
  • (personal)
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    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
  • We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.

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    are

    English

    (ARE)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) aren, from (etyl) earun, .

    Verb

    (head)
  • Mary, where are you going?
  • We are not coming.
  • Mary and John, are you listening?
  • They are here somewhere.
    Synonyms
    * (second-person singular) (archaic) art (used with thou )

    See also

    * am * is * art * be * being * been * beest * was * wast * were * wert

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) are.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
  • Usage notes
    * Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
    Synonyms
    * (SI unit) (rare) square decametre
    Derived terms
    * centiare * decare * hectare

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