aren't

UK /ɑːnt/ US /ɑɹ(ə)nt/

verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

aware, careful, full, good, happy, hard, lucky, many

VERB + AREN'T

racing

PREP.

in, with

verb

are not (negative auxiliary)

verb

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?

Aren’t I supposed to tell you how I feel?

Synonym of the best things in life are free.

I’m a nasty-tempered dog if any one tries to take my bone away; aren’t I, my sons?

Wiktionary

Aren’t I supposed to tell you how I feel?

Wiktionary

"Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to."

Tatoeba · #1543

These things aren't mine!

Tatoeba · #1652

If you don't understand something, it's because you aren't aware of its context.

Tatoeba · #1743

Aren't you ashamed to talk like that?

Tatoeba · #2229

i Register

In some senses, aren't is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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