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Definitions for Were

[1] a 2nd person singular pt. indicative, plural past indicative, and past subjunctive of be.
[2] to exist or live: Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question.
[3] to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week.
[4] to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table.
[5] to continue or remain as before: Let things be.
[6] to belong; attend; befall: May good fortune be with you.
[7] (used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. John is president. This is she.
[8] (used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences): Is that right? Be quiet! Don't be facetious.
[9] (used with the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense): I am waiting.
[10] (used with the present participle or infinitive of the principal verb to indicate future action): She is visiting there next week. He is to see me today.
[11] (used with the past participle of another verb to form the passive voice): The date was fixed. It must be done.
[12] (used in archaic or literary constructions with some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense): He is come. Agamemnon to the wars is gone.
[13] contraction of we are: We're happy to see you.
[14] the plural form of the past tense (indicative mood) of be and the singular form used with you. It is also used as a subjunctive, esp in conditional sentences
[15] beryllium
[16] bill of exchange
[17] (in the US) Board of Education
[18] Bachelor of Education
[19] Bachelor of Engineering
[20] Baumé
[21] we are
[22] to have presence in the realm of perceived reality; exist; live I think, therefore I am ; not all that is can be understood
[23] (used in the perfect or past perfect tenses only) to pay a visit; go have you been to Spain?
[24] to take place; occur my birthday was last Thursday
[25] (copula) used as a linking verb between the subject of a sentence and its noun or adjective complement or complementing phrase. In this case be expresses the relationship of either essential or incidental equivalence or identity (John is a man; John is a musician ) or specifies an essential or incidental attribute (honey is sweet; Susan is angry ). It is also used with an adverbial complement to indicate a relationship of location in space or time (Bill is at the office; the dance is on Saturday )
[26] (takes a present participle) forms the progressive present tense the man is running
[27] (takes a past participle) forms the passive voice of all transitive verbs and (archaically) certain intransitive ones a good film is being shown on television tonight ; I am done
[28] (takes an infinitive) expresses intention, expectation, supposition, or obligation the president is to arrive at 9.30 ; you are not to leave before I say so
[29] (takes a past participle) forms the perfect or past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs of motion, such as go or come the last train is gone
[30] be that as it may the facts concerning (something) are of no importance
[31] Belgium

Words related to Were

breathe, do, last, prevail, move, remain, rest, stay, persist, live, continue, subsist, stand, act, survive, inhabit, hold, obtain, abide, endure

Words nearby Were

wentworth, wentworth scale, wenzel, wenzhou, wept, were, weren't, werewolf, werewolves, werfel, wergeland

Origin of Were

bebefore 900; Middle English been, Old English bēon (bēo- (akin to Old Frisian, Old High German bim, German bin, Old Saxon bium, biom (I) am, Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon būan, Old Norse būa reside, Latin fuī (I) have been, Greek phy- grow, become, Old Irish boí (he) was, Sanskrit bhávati (he) becomes, is, Lithuanian búti to be, OCS byti, Persian būd was)) + -n infinitive suffix. See am, is, are1, was, were

Words that may be confused with Were

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, we'rewe're, were, where

Word origin for Were

beOld English bēon ; related to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, Greek phuein to bring forth, Sanskrit bhavati he is

Synonyms for Were

abide, act, breathe, continue, do, endure, hold, inhabit, last, live, move, obtain, persist, prevail, remain, rest, stand, stay, subsist, survive, be alive, go on, have being, have place