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/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ), -ɛəwə(ɹ) === Verb === there were simple past plural of there be