were

Senso (English)

Verb

1. second-person singular simple past indicative of be
2. first/second/third-person plural simple past indicative of be
3. first/second/third-person singular/plural simple present/past subjunctive of be
4. first/third-person singular simple past indicative of be.

Noun

Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”)

Noun

The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.

Synonyms

was

husband

🤵

man

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/wɜː(ɹ)/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglese medio: were

Inherited from inglese antico: wǣre

In summary

From Middle English were, weren, from Old English wǣre, wǣron, wǣren, from Proto-Germanic *wēzun, *wēzīn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-. More at was.

Frasi

The proportions were all wrong .

Le proporzioni erano tutte sbagliate.

The reviews they wrote on the Internet were not quite objective .

Le recensioni che hanno scritto su Internet non sono state del tutto oggettiva.

Photos of the event were released to news agencies worldwide .

Le foto dell'evento sono state rilasciate alle agenzie di stampa in tutto il mondo.

Everywhere there were stalls with items for sale .

Ovunque c'erano bancarelle con articoli in vendita.

The tasks of maintenance and operations were assigned to the whites .

I compiti di manutenzione e operazioni sono stati assegnati ai bianchi.

The Alley Cats were coached by Greg Graham .

I gatti del vicolo sono stati allenati da Greg Graham.

Not all ship-to-shore radio communications were short range .

Non tutte le comunicazioni radio-a terra erano a corto raggio.

They were initially connected to the German krautrock scene .

Inizialmente erano collegati alla scena tedesca di Krautrock.