wert

/wɝt/

UK: /wət/

wert

English Verb
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Definition

second-person singular simple past indicative of be

Example Sentences

  • "Why wert thou there?"
  • "1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, To A Skylark, (first two lines of ode), "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, ...""
  • "If thou wert mine, I would be in heaven!"
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