Was

Quick meaning: Was is a verb meaning first-person singular simple past indicative of be.

Meaning

first-person singular simple past indicative of be.

More Meanings

1. third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
2. (now colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
3. (now colloquial or nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) second-person singular simple past indicative of be; were.
4. (colloquial, nonstandard) first-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.
5. (colloquial, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) third-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.

Example Sentences

I was castigated and scorned.

There was three of them there.

It was a really humongous slice of cake.

"Was you outside the Bank of England, sir?"

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wa, pls, heh, tha, happened, stood.

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