Were: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ฐ๏ธ
were
[ wษหr ]
past tense
The word 'were' is the past tense form of the verb 'to be' used with the pronouns you, we, and they. It denotes a state of existence or condition in the past. 'Were' is used to describe actions or situations that occurred in the past.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- You were at the party last night.
- They were happy with the results.
- We were going to the store.
- The children were playing outside.
Translations
Translations of the word "were" in other languages:
๐ต๐น estava
- foram
- houve
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฅเคพ
- เคฅเฅ
- เคนเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช war
- waren
- gab
๐ฎ๐ฉ adalah
- berada
- ada
๐บ๐ฆ ะฑัะฒ
- ะฑัะปะธ
- ััะฝัะฒะฐะฒ
๐ต๐ฑ byล
- byli
- istniaล
๐ฏ๐ต ใ ใฃใ
- ใใพใใ
- ๅญๅจใใ
๐ซ๐ท รฉtait
- รฉtaient
- a eu
๐ช๐ธ fue
- fueron
- hubo
๐น๐ท idi
- vardฤฑ
- oldu
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋ค
- ์์๋ค
- ์กด์ฌํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุงู
- ูุงููุง
- ููุฌุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ byl
- byli
- existoval
๐ธ๐ฐ bol
- boli
- existoval
๐จ๐ณ ๆฏ
- ๆ
- ๅญๅจ่ฟ
๐ธ๐ฎ bil
- bili
- obstajal
๐ฎ๐ธ var
- voru
- var til
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะพะปะดั
- ะฑะพะปะดั
- ะฑะฐั ะฑะพะปะดั
๐ฌ๐ช แแงแ
- แแงแแแแ
- แแ แกแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ idi
- idilษr
- var idi
๐ฒ๐ฝ fue
- fueron
- hubo
Etymology
The word 'were' comes from the Old English 'wวฃron', which is the past plural form of the verb 'beon' meaning 'to be'. This form was used in various Germanic languages, evolving into different forms across languages like German and Dutch. The usage of 'were' has been consistent in representing the past tense of 'to be' and remains a fundamental part of the English language, especially in constructing sentences that reflect past states or actions involving multiple subjects.