weren't

See also: we'ren't

English

Alternative forms

  • warn't, wern't (pronunciation spelling)
  • worn't (largely obsolete, still found in some dialects, particularly in Britain)

Etymology

were +‎ -n't

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːnt/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɝn̩t/, [wɝ̃(ʔ)t̚], [wɝn], [wɝ̃ʔ]
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  • (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈwɜː(ɾɨ)ɳʈ/
  • (Ireland, also) IPA(key): /wɑːɹnt/, /ˈwɑːɹənt/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nt

Verb

weren't

  1. Contraction of were not.

See also

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