Were - What does it mean?
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:*: 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,... )
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 3
, author=David Ornstein
, title=Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke
, work=BBC Sport
(Northern England) was.
(archaic) man (human male), as in .
(obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
* Bosworth
(fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
The difference between were and is:
were
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Verb
(head)- 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.
citation, page= , passage=Maccabi would have been out of contention were it not for Stoke's profligacy, but their fortune eventually ran out as the visitors opened the scoring.}}
Synonyms
* (second-person singular past indicative, archaic'') wast (''used with "thou" ) * (second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic'') wert (''used with "thou" )See also
* am * are * is * art * be * being * been * beest * was * wast * wertEtymology 2
(etyl) wer, from (etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia were) (en noun)- Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were .