How do you pronounce weren't?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɜːnt/.

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weren't

/ˈwɜːnt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

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Contraction of were + not.

aren't wasn't

current concurrent recurrent intercurrent burnt learnt turnt unburnt unlearnt relearnt

How do you pronounce weren't?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɜːnt/.
What does weren't mean?: Contraction of were + not.
Where does weren't come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-der. Proto-Germanic *wēzīn Proto-West Germanic *wāʀīn Old English wǣre Old English wǣron Old English wǣren Middle English were English were Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English weren't From were + -n't.

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