Were vs Ware - What's the difference?
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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,... )
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, 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) The state of being aware; heed.
(uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
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(in the plural) See wares .
(uncountable) Pottery or metal goods.
(countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact.
(Ireland) Crockery
(obsolete, or, dialectal) To beware of something.
(obsolete) wary; cautious
* Bible, 2 Tim. iv. 15
* Latimer
(obsolete, UK, dialect) seaweed
(nautical) To wear, or veer.
In obsolete terms the difference between were and ware
is that were is a fine for slaying a man; weregild while ware is wary; cautious.As verbs the difference between were and ware
is that were is form of Second-person singular simple past tense indicative|be|lang=en while ware is to beware of something.As nouns the difference between were and ware
is that were is man (human male), as in {{term|werewolf||man-wolf|lang=en}} while ware is the state of being aware; heed.As an adjective ware is
aware.As a proper noun Ware is
a town in Hertfordshire, England.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 .
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English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Usage notes
Replaced by intensified form aware.Derived terms
* bewareNoun
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Etymology 2
(etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- damascene ware''', ''tole ' ware
Derived terms
* (Corded Ware culture) * -wareEtymology 3
From (etyl) warianVerb
(war)Adjective
(en adjective)- Of whom be thou ware also.
- He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.