were
were /wər, STRONG wɜːr/
1
Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be.
2
Were is sometimes used instead of `was' in certain structures, for example in conditional clauses or after the verb `wish'. (FORMAL)
He told a diplomat that he might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field...
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as it were: see as
1
Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be.
2
Were is sometimes used instead of `was' in certain structures, for example in conditional clauses or after the verb `wish'. (FORMAL)
He told a diplomat that he might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field...
3
as it were: see as