Weren

Q: What is a synonym for "weren"?

Common synonyms include: exist, abide, african-american vernacular english, atomic number 4, be extant, be found.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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plural simple past of be form-of, obsolete, past, plural
"But sike fancies weren foolerie, And broughten this Oake to this miserye."

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exist abide african-american vernacular english atomic number 4 be extant be found

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"Weren’t they a long time in the town?"

Etymology

From Middle English weren, from Old English wǣron, plural past indicative of bēon, and wǣren, plural past subjunctive of bēon, equivalent to were + -en.

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