were English

Meaning were meaning

What does were mean?

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were Verb

— A form of the verb be used about the person you are talking to. Only you were doing it right.

— A form of the verb be used about more than one person. We were going home. You all were staying late. They were all playing in the band.

— A form of the verb be used with the word if. If I were rich, I would retire.

— A form of the verb be used about things you wish for. I wish it were the weekend.

were verb

— (Northern England) was.

were noun

— (obsolete) A man, a husband

— (obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.

— (fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.

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were English » English

was

man

husband

Topics were topics

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Person Life Stage of life

Old person

• What words refer to becoming old?
  age (v) get old grow old mature be getting on aging not be as young as you were

Language and thought Want Influence

Advise

• What words do people use when giving advice?
  if I were you you should do something you ought to you'd be better off take my advice take it from me you'd be well advised to do something on no account you'd better I would

States Time Aspectual time Age

Old, not young

• What words describe a person or animal that is old?
  old elderly aged aging ancient be getting on not be as young as you were patriarchal senior

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of emphasis

• What words indicate that a phrase or sentence is important?
  then indeed surely so certainly in fact actually how you know really sure just you know don't you that how much more emphatically absolutely without question no way of course obviously you've got to be kidding it is just that the only thing is one thing that in reality only that as it were just as you can see as you know without a doubt don't you remember I am convinced that