there were

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK)
- (stressed) IPA^(key): /̩ðɛəˈwɜː/
- (unstressed) IPA^(key): /ðɛəwə(ɹ)/, /ðəwə(ɹ)/
(US, Canada)
- (stressed) IPA^(key): /̩ðɛɚˈwɝ/
- (unstressed) IPA^(key): /ðɛɚwɚ/, /ðɚwɚ/
  - (unstressed, r-dissimilation) IPA^(key): /ðɛəwɚ/, /ðɛwɚ/, /ðəwɚ/, /ðwɚ/
Audio (US; "there were some"; most to least stressed) (file)
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ), -ɛəwə(ɹ)

Verb[edit]

simple past plural of there be

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