were

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 wər

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”). alt-of,alternative
    — 1799-1805, Sharon Turner, History of the Anglo-Saxons Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were.
  2. The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf. slang
动词 v.
  1. second-person singular simple past indicative of be form-of,indicative,past,second-person,singular
    — John, you were the only person to see him.
  2. plural simple past indicative of be form-of,indicative,past,plural
    — We were about to leave.
  3. simple subjunctive of be
    — I wish that it were Sunday.
  4. first/third-person singular simple past indicative of be. Ireland,Multicultural-London-English,Northern-England,first-person,form-of

词形变化

ware alternative weare alternative,obsolete weres plural weres plural

词汇关系

近义词
wast wert
相关词
am are art be been beest being is was wast wert

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-der.
Proto-Germanic *wēzīn
Proto-West Germanic *wāʀīn
Old English wǣre
Middle English were
English were
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.
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English were, wer, see wer.
词源 3
Back-formation from werewolf and other terms in were-, from the same source as English wer, were (“man”) (above).
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