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Definition of
was
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
was
NAmE
/
/
wəz
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
wʌz
/
/
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be
verb
be
auxiliary verb
wah-wah
noun
'twas
abbreviation
time was (when)…
if ever there was (one)
if I was/were in your place
was/is/does, etc. somebody ever!
there is/was nothing in something
what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
there
adverb
there is/was no question of (something happening/somebody doing something)
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Idioms
time was (when)…
if ever there was (one)
if I was/were in your place
was/is/does, etc. somebody ever!
there is/was nothing in something
what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
there is/was no question of (something happening/somebody doing something)
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Nearby words
wary
adjective
war zone
noun
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