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- [wuhz, woz; unstressed wuh z]
- /wʌz, wɒz; unstressed wəz/
- /wɒz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wuhz, woz; unstressed wuh z]
- /wʌz, wɒz; unstressed wəz/
Definitions of was word
- verb was 1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be. 1
- noun was Exist. 1
- noun was Was is the first and third person singular of the past tense of be1. 0
- verb was a form of the subjunctive mood used in place of were, esp in conditional sentences 0
- intransitive verb was be 0
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Origin of was
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English wæs, past tense singular of wesan to be; cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German, Gothic was, Old Norse var; cf. wassail
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Parts of speech for Was
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
was popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
was usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with was
- when was the first traffic light installed?
- when i was 7 years old?
- when marnie was there?
- when was jesus born?