Were

Rhymes: -ÉœË(r)

Old English wÇ£re.

Form of Second-person singular simple past tense indicative.John, you were the only person to see him.
Form of First-person plural simple past tense indicative.We were about to leave.
Form of Second-person plural simple past tense indicative.Mary and John, you were right.
Form of Third-person plural simple past tense indicative.They were a fine group.They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
Form of Simple imperfect subjunctive mood.I wish that it were Sunday.I wish that I were with you.

with "if" omitted, put first in an "if" clause:Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it were simply...)Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father were a king,...)

2011, November 3, David Ornstein, Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke, Maccabi would have been out of contention were it not for Stoke's profligacy, but their fortune eventually ran out as the visitors opened the scoring.

(second-person singular past indicative, archaic) wast (used with "thou")
(second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic) wert (used with "thou")

Old English wer, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrÃ³s ("man").

(plural weres)

(fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.