were

Meaning

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular) second-person singular simple past indicative of be
2. (form-of, indicative, past, plural) plural simple past indicative of be
3. simple subjunctive of be
4. (Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, Northern-England, first-person, form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-person) 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.

be

• Verb
• Prep
• Noun

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Synonyms

was

husband

🤵

man

👨

Translations

bûn

wurde

worden

βλέπε be

étaient

waren

fui

wärt

wir sind

furent

erano

eravamo

eravate

eri

sua

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɜː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: were

Inherited from Old English: wǣre

In summary

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

Sentences

Ten pins were set in order .

Nine men were hired to dig the ruins .

The proportions were all wrong .

They were similar to what other countries called medium tanks .

Four sailors died instantly and another two were lost overboard .

Everywhere there were stalls with items for sale .