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weren't [wɜ:nt, Am wɜ:rnt]

weren't = were not, be

See also be , be

be2 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB aux

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4. be (expressing arrangement):

they are to be married
mają się pobrać
we'll be leaving soon
wkrótce wychodzimy

5. be (expresses destiny):

he was never to see her again
miał jej już nigdy nie zobaczyć

6. be (expressing obligation):

she is to do it
ona ma to zrobić

7. be (in conditionals):

if I were you,...
na twoim miejscu...
were I to refuse,... form
gdybym odmówił,...

8. be (in question tags):

it's cold, isn't it?
jest zimno, prawda?

be1 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr

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3. be (in cost, price):

be
kosztować
this hat is £20
ten kapelusz kosztuje 20 funtów

4. be (indicating time):

it's one o'clock
jest [godzina] pierwsza
she was late
spóźniła się

5. be (indicating age):

she's 12 [years old]
ona ma 12 lat
how old are you?
ile masz lat?

7. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that... form
czy to możliwe, żeby...
the exhibition is to be seen at our gallery
wystawę można obejrzeć w naszej galerii

8. be (in instructions):

who is to do it?
kto ma to robić [perf z-] ?
what am I to do?
co mam (z)robić?

9. be (impersonal use):

it's me
to ja
it's hot
jest gorąco

Usage examples with weren't

such things weren't thinkable twenty years ago
dwadzieścia lat temu takie rzeczy były nie do pomyślenia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Until the 1970s the old, eclectic tenement houses weren't considered by the authorities of those days as historic monuments.
en.wikipedia.org
They got down on their hands and knees to help the women and whispered to them when the guards weren't looking.
en.wikipedia.org
He confessed that if it weren't for music, he probably would have been a hoodlum.
en.wikipedia.org
But this time, the people representing the people who're directly impacted by the provincial budget weren't pulling any punches.
planetsmag.com
That there weren't even more regime critics convicted may have had to do with the nature of denunciations.
en.wikipedia.org
These weren't the only radio stations which banned the song from its playlists.
en.wikipedia.org
Suddenly, music festivals weren't terrifyingly countercultural events populated by drug-demented anarchists straight from the pages of the tabloid press, but an all-the-family affair.
thequietus.com
There weren't a lot of cutting contests; it was all about making music together, a focus on interdependency rather than individual prowess.
en.wikipedia.org
The actioner's stodgy title and toy-line origin weren't the film's only drawbacks for us.
entertainment.inquirer.net
Bright colours, bold shapes and ice-white trainers weren't complete without a sweatband (or three).
www.instyle.co.uk

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