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English - Etymology 1
Old English _wǣre_.
PRONUNCIATION
* (stressed)
* (UK) IPA(key): /wɜː(ɹ)/
* (US) enPR: wər, IPA(key): /wɚ/
* (unstressed)
* (UK) IPA(key): /wə(ɹ)/
* (US) enPR: wər, IPA(key): /wɚ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(r)
* Homophone: whirr (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
VERB
WERE
* Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of _be_.
_John, you WERE the only person to see him._
* First-person plural simple past tense indicative of _be_.
_We WERE about to leave._
* Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of _be_.
_Mary and John, you WERE right._
* Third-person plural simple past tense indicative of _be_.
_They WERE a fine group._
_They WERE to be the best of friends from that day on._
* 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,..._)
* (Northern England) was.
SYNONYMS
* (_second-person singular past indicative, archaic_) wast (_used with "thou"_)
* (_second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic_) wert (_used with "thou"_)
SEE ALSO
Old English wǣre.
Rhymes: -ɜː(r)
were
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Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
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John, you were the only person to see him.
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First-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
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We were about to leave.
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Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
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Mary and John, you were right.
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Third-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
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They were a fine group.
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They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
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Simple imperfect subjunctive in all persons of be.
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I wish that it were Sunday.
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I wish that I were with you.
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(Northern England) was.
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English - Anagrams
* ewer, rewe, weer
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Dutch - Pronunciation
* Rhymes: -eːrə
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From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian _*waiʀ_, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian _*waiʀ_, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian _*wahiʀ_.
From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
*waiʀ, from
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
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From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian _*waiʀ_, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian _*waiʀ_, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian _*wahiʀ_.
From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
*waiʀ, from
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
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From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian _*waiʀ_, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian _*waiʀ_, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian _*wahiʀ_.
From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
*waiʀ, from
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
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