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weren't en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [wɝ̃(ʔ)t̚] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈwɜː(ɾɨ)ɳʈ/ (South-Asia)
• [wɝ̃ʔ] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈwɑːɹənt/ (Ireland, also)
• [wɝn] (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈwɝ.ənt] (Canada, General-American)
• /wɔːnt/ (Northumbria)
• /ˈwɜːnt/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwɝn̩t/ (Canada, General-American)
• /wɑːɹnt/ (Ireland, also)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-der. Proto-Germanic *wēzīn Proto-West Germanic *wāʀīn Old English wǣre Old English wǣron Old English wǣren Middle English were English were Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English weren't From were + -n't.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) Contraction of were + not.
   alt of were

Forms

Relateds

wasn't · aren't