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1. are, ar -- (a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters).

1. be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer").
2. be -- (be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house").
3. be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?").
4. exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?").
5. be -- (happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen").
6. equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!").
7. constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be -- (form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army").
8. be, follow -- (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher").
9. embody, be, personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet").
10. be -- (spend or use time; "I may be an hour").
11. be, live -- (have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war").
12. be -- (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be").
13. cost, be -- (be priced at; "These shoes cost $100").

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