Meaning

1 senses

  1. Simple subjunctive of be

    I wish that it were Sunday.

    I wish that I were with you.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English were, weren, from Old English wǣre, wǣron, wǣren, from Proto

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

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Forms

weres, wering, wered, wered
Base formwere · to were
3rd person singularweres
Present participlewering
Past simplewered
Past participlewered

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywere
he, she, itweres

Past simpleLesson

all personswered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wered
he, she, ithas wered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill were

Synonyms

2 synonyms
wastwert

Word family

9 related words
RelatedamA1areA1artA1beA1beenA2beingA2isA1wasA1beest

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
welshweltwendywerewolfwestA2
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