"were" meaning in All languages combined

See were on Wiktionary

Verb [Engels]

  1. eerste en derde persoon meervoud tegenwoordige tijd van to be
    Sense id: nl-were-en-verb-O~ZJp4Xh
  2. tweede persoon tegenwoordige tijd van to be
    Sense id: nl-were-en-verb-9wnAB2Pd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [Nederlands]

Audio: nl-were.ogg
  1. aanvoegende wijs van weren Tags: form-of Form of: weren
    Sense id: nl-were-nl-verb-pQn2kHbw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Ontbrekend geluid",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Retrograad van het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Werkwoordsvorm in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands met audioweergave",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands van lengte 4",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "we·re",
  "lang": "Nederlands",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Werkwoord",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "weren"
        }
      ],
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        "aanvoegende wijs van weren"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
  "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "were"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Werkwoordsvorm in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 4",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Werkwoord",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ],
            [
              29,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "text": "We were in Seattle, but they were still underway.",
          "translation": "Wij waren in Seattle, maar zij waren nog onderweg."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eerste en derde persoon meervoud tegenwoordige tijd van to be"
      ],
      "id": "nl-were-en-verb-O~ZJp4Xh"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Were you there too?",
          "translation": "Was je daar ook?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tweede persoon tegenwoordige tijd van to be"
      ],
      "id": "nl-were-en-verb-9wnAB2Pd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "were"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Werkwoordsvorm in het Engels",
    "Woorden in het Engels",
    "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 4"
  ],
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Werkwoord",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ],
            [
              29,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "text": "We were in Seattle, but they were still underway.",
          "translation": "Wij waren in Seattle, maar zij waren nog onderweg."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eerste en derde persoon meervoud tegenwoordige tijd van to be"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Were you there too?",
          "translation": "Was je daar ook?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tweede persoon tegenwoordige tijd van to be"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "were"
}

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    "Ontbrekend geluid",
    "Retrograad van het Nederlands",
    "Werkwoordsvorm in het Nederlands",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands met audioweergave",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands van lengte 4"
  ],
  "hyphenation": "we·re",
  "lang": "Nederlands",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Werkwoord",
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        {
          "word": "weren"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "form-of"
  ],
  "word": "were"
}

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