were verb Stress: first syllable 🤍 Save Syllables: were (1) English Definition Past tense of the verb 'to be' for plural and second person Example Sentence They were there yesterday. US IPA /wɜːr/ 🔊 Listen US UK IPA /wɜː/ 🔊 Listen UK Synonyms existed occurred lived Antonyms are will be Share this Word Facebook WhatsApp X Telegram Copy Link