Definitions
Past-tense plural form of be, also used with you and in some conditional phrases.
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English were, weren, from Old English wǣre, wǣron, wǣren, from Proto-West Germanic *wāʀun, *wāʀīn, from Proto-Germanic *wēzun, *wēzīn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-. More at was.
Used in a sentence
“John, you were the only person to see him.”
“We were about to leave.”
“Mary and John, you were right.”
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01“Past plural be”4 letters
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