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was

/wɑz/

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What does was mean?

verb

  1. first-person singular simple past indicative of be.
  2. third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
  3. Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
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verb

  1. second-person singular simple past indicative of be; were.
  2. first-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.
  3. third-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.

noun

  1. plural of WA

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/wɑz/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/wəz/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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There was no label this time with the words “DRINK ME,” but nevertheless she uncorked it and put it to her lips.
Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in WonderlandProject Gutenberg ebook #11
The fire was warm, however, and the nursery dimly lit by three night-lights, and presently the sewing lay on Mrs. Darling’s lap.
J. M. (James Matthew) BarriePeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]Project Gutenberg ebook #16
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And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Joseph, Jr. Smith; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiProject Gutenberg ebook #17
Phidias was supposed to have stolen some public gold, with the connivance of Pericles, for the embellishment of the statue of Minerva.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
Mr. Gore was a grave man, and, though a young man, he indulged in no jokes, said no funny words, seldom smiled.
Frederick DouglassNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveProject Gutenberg ebook #23