# aren't

Pronunciation: US say "AHRNT" /ɑɹ(ə)nt/; UK say "AHNT" /ɑːnt/

## Verb

1. Contraction of "are not," functioning as a negative auxiliary with plural subjects and with the pronoun "you."
   - Simple: A shorter way to say "are not," used to show that something is not true or not happening.
   - _The roads aren't safe to drive on after the storm._
   - _We aren't expecting many guests this weekend._
2. Contraction of "am not," used chiefly in the interrogative tag "aren't I?" *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A shorter way to say "am not," used mostly in the question "aren't I?"
   - _I'm on the guest list, aren't I?_
   - _Aren't I right that the meeting starts at noon?_

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from 'are' combined with the contraction '-n't', meaning 'not'.
**Meaning 2** — A spelling replacement of the homonym 'an't'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/aren-t (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).