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Meaning of 'twere | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Contraction of it + were.

abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction

Examples

“I had been glad if 'twere us but not them.”
“You drink⟳ wine as 'twere water!”
“To know⟳ my deed, 'twere best not know⟳ myself.”
“Then he came down rejoicing and said, "I have⟳ seen what seemeth to be a city as 'twere a pigeon."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

'tweren't 'twill 'twixt-brain 'twon't 'twou'dn't 'twould

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