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Definition were someone/something to do something in British English

were someone/something to do something phrase

phrase
1

used in a conditional clause for describing a situation that is not real or that is very unlikely to happen

Example

Were Shakespeare to return today, he would be amazed to find his plays being studied in schools.

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Definition were someone/something to do something in British English