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]
• (Ireland, also) IPA^(key): /wɑːɹnt/, /ˈwɑːɹənt/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nt

Verb

weren't

1. Contraction of were not.

See also

• aren't
• wasn't