Standard Lemma guide

arr

intj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: är
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɑɹː/
  • General-American: [ɑ̝̹ɹ̝ː]
  • General-American: [ɑ̝̹ɹ̻̝ː]
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

1

intj

Meaning 1

Yes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, West-Country, West-Midlands, Yorkshire

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2

intj

Meaning 2

Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of arrival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of arrangement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of arrondissement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative form of ar; the name of the Latin script letter R/r.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of annual recurring revenue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of accounting rate of return.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business

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9

verb

Meaning 9

To say “arr” like a pirate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • How do you know someone's a pirate? Because they arr.

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History

Etymology

Possibly from aye. The pirate-imitation form was derived from the West Country dialect after its use by West Country-born actor Robert Newton (1905–1956) in the films Treasure Island (1950) and Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)—and the former’s spin-off media—in which he played, respectively, the fictional pirate Long John Silver and the historical pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (c. 1680 – 1718; also a West Country native).

By abbreviation.