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wer

pron · /veːr/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German wër, from Old High German wër, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ. Related to wo.

Translation

  1. who (what person or people) interrogative

    Wer hat das gesagt?

    Who said that?

  2. what, which (one) (see usage notes) colloquial, interrogative
  3. whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons) relative

    Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden.

    Whoever has a question, put up their hands now.

    Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen.

    People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

  4. somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person) colloquial, indefinite

    Da ist wer an der Tür.

    There's someone at the door.