Were

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1 English 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Noun 1.3 Homophones

English

Verb

were

1. second person singular, first, second and third person plural past tense of to be
2. also needs to be used after an if that cannot be substituted by a whether

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /w@, "w3:/
• IPA : /wə, 'wɜː/

Translations

• Dutch: was, zou zijn , ware
• Esperanto: estis (1), estus (2)
• Indonesian: sedang
• Italian: eri , eravamo , eravate , erano
• Swedish: var (1)
• Danish: var

Noun

were

1. archaic for man (human male), see werewolf, weregild , world.

Homophones

wear, where