weren't
contraction of were not: Weren't you surprised?
usage note For weren't
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How to use weren't in a sentence
Yes, replied Brittles; I sent a message up by the coachman, and I only wonder they werent here before, sir.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensDo you think Id have done that if you werent something big, something really worth while?
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonYou werent meant for this; you were meant for the woods and rocks, the rocks that run into the sea—something tempestuous and free.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThe kiddies werent impressed, but the parrot yelled and ha-ha-ed and enjoyed himself a whole lot.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline LesterI cant look enough at those—it is as if there werent enough looking-power in my human gray eyes.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLane
British Dictionary definitions for weren't
/ (wɜːnt) /
were not
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