Wat vs Were - What's the difference?
wat | were |
A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia.
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A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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:* 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,... )
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(Northern England) was.
(archaic) man (human male), as in .
(obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
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(fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
As a proper noun wat
is a medieval english given name, short for walter.As a verb were is
.As a noun were is
(archaic) man (human male), as in.wat
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- There are two wats near this village.
- Angkor Wat
- It would be a mistake, however, to emphasize the Hindu element in Cambodian Buddhism and Cambodian temples. At its greatest it is always a subordinate element and in most of the wats or temples it hardly appears at all,
See also
* chedi * pagoda * stupa *Etymology 2
From Amharic.Noun
Etymology 3
Variation of what.Adverb
(-)Anagrams
* ----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.
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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 .