Meaning

2 senses
  1. Are not (negative auxiliary)

  2. (colloquial)A contraction of “am not”, used e.g. in the construction "aren’t I?"

Origin

Spelling replacement of the homonym an’t.

Spelling replacement of the homonym an’t.

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Forms

aren'ts, aren'ting, aren'ted, aren'ted
Base formaren't · to aren't
3rd person singulararen'ts
Present participlearen'ting
Past simplearen'ted
Past participlearen'ted

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaren't
he, she, itaren'ts

Past simpleLesson

all personsaren'ted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave aren'ted
he, she, ithas aren'ted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill aren't

Synonyms

3 synonyms
ain'tamn'tain’t

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aren't — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto