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was

[wuhz, woz, wuhz]

verb

  1. first and third person singular past indicative of be.



was

/ wɒz, wəz /

verb

  1. the past tense (indicative mood) of be 1

  2. not_standarda form of the subjunctive mood used in place of were, esp in conditional sentences

    if the film was to be with you, would you be able to process it?

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of was1

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English æ, past tense singular of wesan “to be”; cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German, Gothic was, Old Norse var; wassail
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of was1

Old English æ, from wesan to be; related to Old Frisian, Old High German was, Old Norse var
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San Francisco manager Bob Melvin was forced to turn to long reliever Sean Hjelle, who rapidly warmed up for the start, against a Dodgers offense that had scored 11 runs Saturday night.

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The incident Johnson attributed the incident to copper wire thieves — who were looking for copper in a place where there was none.

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Away from business, Lauder was passionate about art.

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According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, the daughter, Hope, is in her 20s and was born with spina bifida, which her father previously cited as motivating him to get into state politics.

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Frier, France’s consul general in Los Angeles, was preparing to host a party and the 25-pound sterling silver objet d’art was the guest of honor.

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