Went vs Were - What's the difference?
went | were |
(go)
(nonstandard)
(archaic) (wend)
(obsolete) A course; a way, a path; a journey.
* Chaucer
* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , IV.5:
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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,... )
* {{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.
In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between went and were
is that went is (archaic) (wend) while were is (archaic) man (human male), as in.In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between went and were
is that went is (obsolete) a course; a way, a path; a journey while were is (obsolete) a fine for slaying a man; weregild.As verbs the difference between went and were
is that went is (go) while were is .As nouns the difference between went and were
is that went is (obsolete) a course; a way, a path; a journey while were is (archaic) man (human male), as in.went
English
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* (l), (l) (both archaic)Statistics
*Noun
(en noun)- At a turning of a wente .
- But here my wearie teeme, nigh over spent, / Shall breathe it selfe awhile after so long a went .
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 .