there were

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English

Pronunciation

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

Verb

simple past plural of there be

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