"war" meaning in German

See war in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /vaːɐ̯/ Audio: De-war.ogg , De-war2.ogg
Etymology: Cognate with Low German weer. Etymology templates: {{cog|nds|weer}} Low German weer Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} war
  1. first-person singular preterite of sein Tags: first-person, form-of, preterite, singular Form of: sein
    Sense id: en-war-de-verb-yHTgmzxg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. third-person singular preterite of sein Tags: form-of, preterite, singular, third-person Form of: sein
    Sense id: en-war-de-verb-9klHzrRF

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Low German weer.",
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              42,
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          "ref": "1788, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2009, (English translation):",
          "text": "Ich hätte ihn heiraten können, und glaube, ich war nie in ihn verliebt.",
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