were

Meaning

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.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɜː(ɹ)/

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

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The proportions were all wrong .

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The reviews they wrote on the Internet
🌐

were not quite objective .

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Photos of the event were released to news agencies worldwide .

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Everywhere there were stalls with items for sale .

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The Alley Cats were coached by Greg Graham .

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

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They were initially connected to the German

krautrock scene .

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