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Definition of
was verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
was
verb
/wəz/
,
strong form
/wɒz/
/wəz/
,
strong form
/wʌz/
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Kilroy was here
That Was The Week That Was
There was an old woman
it was
wa-was
there is, are, was, were, etc.
as/that was
time was (when)…
it is/was nothing
if ever there was (one)
if I was/were in your place
it is/was tipping (it) down
was/is/does, etc. somebody ever!
there is/was nothing in something
what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
there is/was nothing (else) for it (but to do something)
there is/was no question of something happening/of somebody doing something
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Idioms
as/that was
time was (when)…
it is/was nothing
if ever there was (one)
if I was/were in your place
it is/was tipping (it) down
was/is/does, etc. somebody ever!
there is/was nothing in something
what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
there is/was nothing (else) for it (but to do something)
there is/was no question of something happening/of somebody doing something
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Nearby words
wary
adjective
war zone
noun
was
verb
wasabi
noun
wash
verb
influence
verb
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