Were vs Become - What's the difference?
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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.
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(fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
(obsolete) To arrive, come (to a place).
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*:& thenne the noble knyghte sire Launcelot departed with ryghte heuy chere sodenly / that none erthely creature wyste of hym / nor where he was become / but sir Bors
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:But, madam, where is Warwick then become ?
(copulative) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
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(copulative) begin to be; turn into.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8
, passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
*{{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 13, author=Alistair Magowan, work=BBC Sport
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, title= To be proper for; to befit.
*1930 , (Duff Cooper), Talleyrand , Folio Society, 2010, p.7:
*:His ordinationenabled him to be independent of his parents, and to afford a manner of living which became his rank rather than his calling.
Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
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As verbs the difference between were and become
is that were is while become is (obsolete) to arrive, come (to a place).As a noun were
is (archaic) man (human male), as in.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 .
Statistics
*become
English
Verb
Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd, passage=Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years.}}
William E. Conner
An Acoustic Arms Race, volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.}}