ar

«ar» in Mova's school dictionary: In parts of northern England and the Midlands, «ar» or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

fragment/abbreviation (ar, Ar, AR); dialect word (ar — UK)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, dialect) In parts of northern England and the Midlands, «ar» or «arr» means "yes", and «ar» can also mean "our": «ar kid» (my brother or sister). tree →

2) (science) Ar is the chemical symbol for argon, a gas in the air used in light bulbs. tree →

3) (abbreviation) AR is short for Arkansas, a US state, and for augmented reality, where a screen shows computer pictures over the real world. tree →

4) «Arr!» is how pirates talk in films and cartoons. tree →

5) Ar is also the name of the letter R said aloud. tree →

sense in the lessons

On its own, «ar» is not a standard English word. In dialect lessons, «ar» for "yes" or "our" is heard in Yorkshire, Lancashire and the Black Country. In science, Ar is on the periodic table. In computing, AR games (like catching creatures through a phone camera) show computer images on top of real life. On Talk Like a Pirate Day, children shout «Arr!». Phrases: «ar kid», «AR game», «Ar (argon)».

examples

• (UK, dialect) "Are you coming?" "Ar, I'm coming." tree →
• (UK, dialect) Ar kid's gone to the shops. tree →
• (science) The symbol Ar stands for argon. tree →
• (computing) We used an AR app to see a dinosaur in our classroom. tree →
• "Arr, me hearties!" said the pirate. tree →
• (US) Little Rock is the capital of AR, Arkansas. tree →

note

For argon, capital A and small r: «Ar». For Arkansas and augmented reality, capitals: «AR». Dialect «ar» is informal speech; in formal writing use «yes» and «our». The letter R is spelled out as «ar» only in some dictionaries.

In the corpora

• èr («ar!» like a pirate, falling) is two when counting; for two of something you say liǎng.
• «Grammar» ends in -ar, not -er.
• «Grammar» ends in -ar, not -er.
• And the slope of the valleys that inclineth toward the seat of Ar, and leaneth upon the border of Moab. —
• 'Thou art this day to pass over the border of Moab, even Ar;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.