waren

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːrə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːrən

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Unknown. The only cognate found is West Frisian waarje.

waren

1. (intransitive) to wander, to roam

• dwalen

• rondwaren
• waargeest

From Middle Dutch waren, from Old Dutch *waron, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

waren

1. (transitive, obsolete) to watch
2. (transitive, obsolete) to protect
3. (transitive, obsolete) to keep, to preserve

• bewaren
• ontwaren
• vrijwaren

See the etymology of the main entry.

waren

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of zijn

waren

1. Plural form of waar

• IPA^(key): /vaːɐ̯n/, /ˈvaːʀən/

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waren

1. First-person plural preterite of sein.
2. Third-person plural preterite of sein.

waren

1. first-person plural preterite indicative of sinn
2. third-person plural preterite indicative of sinn

wâren

1. first- and third-person plural present indicative and subjunctive of wēsen

waren

1. Alternative form of weren

From Old Saxon wārōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

• (originally) IPA^(key): /wɒːrən/

wāren

1. to last, to endure
2. to vouch for, to swear an oath to that something is true, to prove the truth of something by evidence
3. to take care, to look after
4. to protect, to guard
5. to keep up, to continue

• Danish: vara