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Definition of were : 1. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild.
2. A man.
3. A weir. See Weir.
4. The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be. See Be.
5. To guard; to protect.
6. To wear. See 3d Wear.

Usage examples:

• " How should I know where they were? - "The Puppet Crown", Harold MacGrath.
• But they were not lost! - "The Eagle Cliff", R.M. Ballantyne.
• But the wife's were now. - "The Slaves of the Padishah", Mór Jókai.