WERE

Were

Were and wer are archaic terms for adult male humans and were often used for alliteration with wife as "were and wife" in Germanic-speaking cultures .

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were

Noun

  1. man (human male), as in .
  2. A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
  3. The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.

Verb

John, you were the only person to see him.
We were about to leave.
Mary and John, you were right.
They were a fine group.
They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
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.


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