Definitions for was
was
was
Spelling: [wuhz, woz; unstressed wuh z]
IPA: /wʌz, wɒz; unstressed wəz/
Was is a 3 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.
You can make 10 anagrams from letters in was (asw).
Definitions for was
verb
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1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
auxiliary verb
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(used with the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense):
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(used with the present participle or infinitive of the principal verb to indicate future action):
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(used with the past participle of another verb to form the passive voice):
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(used in archaic or literary constructions with some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense):
verb (used without object)
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to exist or live:
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to take place; happen; occur:
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to occupy a place or position:
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to continue or remain as before:
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to belong; attend; befall:
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(used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject):
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(used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences):
Origin of was
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