were

About 946.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb second-person singular simple past indicative of be

   John, you were the only person to see him.

2. verb plural simple past indicative of be

   We were about to leave.

3. verb simple subjunctive of be

   I wish that it were Sunday.

4. verb first/third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
5. noun Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”).
6. noun The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.

Similar words

thought correspond said considered used experienced worked how looked include

Often followed by

not the to in a made also all no still

Word family

be