Was vs. Were
Difference Between Was and Were
Was➦
First and third person singular past indicative of be. See Note at you-uns.
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Were➦
Were and wer are archaic terms for adult male humans and were often used for alliteration with wife as "were and wife" in Germanic-speaking cultures (Old English: wer, Old Dutch: wer, Gothic: waír, Old Frisian: wer, Old Saxon: wer, Old High German: wer, Old Norse: verr).
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Was➦
inflection of be.
I was castigated and scorned.
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Were➦
Second person singular and plural and first and third person plural past indicative of be.
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Was➦
inflection of be.
It was a really humongous slice of cake.
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Were➦
Past subjunctive of be. See Usage Notes at if, wish.
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Was➦
Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
There was three of them there.
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Were➦
inflection of be
John, you were the only person to see him.
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Was➦
inflection of be.
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Were➦
inflection of be
We were about to leave.
Mary and John, you were right.
They were a fine group.
They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
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Was➦
inflection of be
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Were➦
inflection of be
I wish that it were Sunday.
I wish that I were with you.
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Was➦
inflection of be
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Were➦
(Northern England) be.
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Was➦
The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was.
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Were➦
(fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
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Were➦
To wear. See 3d Wear.
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Were➦
To guard; to protect.
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Were➦
A weir. See Weir.
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Were➦
A man.
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Were➦
A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild.
Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were.
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Were➦
The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be.
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