How do you spell were?

The correct spelling is W-E-R-E. past tense second-person singular, past tense plural, and past subjunctive of be

past tense second-person singular, past tense plural, and past subjunctive of be

How to Spell were

were

were - thesaurus

Synonyms: bear

Etymology

Middle English were (suppletive singular past subjunctive & 2nd singular past indicative of been to be), weren (suppletive past plural of been), from Old English wǣre (singular past subjunctive & 2nd singular past indicative of wesan to be), wǣron (past plural indicative of wesan), wǣren (past plural subjunctive of wesan)

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