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were
Verb
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A form of the verb be used about the person you are talking to.
Only you were doing it right.
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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.
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A form of the verb be used with the word if.
If I were rich, I would retire.
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A form of the verb be used about things you wish for.
I wish it were the weekend.
allowed
adjective
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(now, rare) Allotted. [from 15th c.]
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(now, rare) Acknowledged; admitted to be true. [from 15th c.]
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Permitted, authorized. [from 16th c.]