Were

Etymology 1
wære:.

Pronunciation




Verb
were


 * 1) Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
 * John, you were the only person to see him.
 * 1) First-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
 * We were about to leave.
 * 1) Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
 * Mary and John, you were right.
 * 1) Third-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
 * They were a fine group.
 * 1) Simple imperfect subjunctive in all persons of be.
 * I wish that it were Sunday.
 * I wish that I were with you.
 * with "if" omitted, put first in an "if" clause:
 * Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it were simply...)
 * Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father were a king,...)
 * 1)  was.

Synonyms

 * (second-person singular past indicative, archaic) wast (used with "thou")
 * (second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic) wert (used with "thou")

Etymology 2
wer:, from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  man (human male), as in werewolf:.

Related terms

 * were-
 * weregild
 * werewolf
 * world

Anagrams

 * ewer, rewe, weer

Anagrams

 * weer

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