we're

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we're

  • /wɪə/
  • /weː/
  • /wə/ Australia, UK, unstressed
  • /we/ Australia, unstressed
  • /wɪɚ/
  • /wɪɹ/
  • /wɚ/ Canada, US, unstressed
  • /wɛɚ/ Canada, US, unstressed
  • /wiːɹ/ Scotland
  • /wiə/ New Zealand
  • /wɛː/

Sounds like weir, ware (cheer–chair merger), where (cheer–chair merger, wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ), -ɛə(ɹ)

contraction

  1. abbreviation, contraction Contraction of we + are.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: we are, hell, eyes, something, boogie, bound, eye, fair, holdup, keep, keeps, ourselves, sheetrock, short, shorts, how

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"we're." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/we're. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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we're. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/we're

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"we're." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/we're.

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@misc{we_re_2026,
  title = {we're},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/we're},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}