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was

Definition of WAS

past 1st & 3d singular of be

Origin of WAS

Middle English, from Old English, wæs, 1st & 3d singular past indicative of wesan to be; akin to Old Norse vera to be, var was, Sanskrit vasati he lives, dwells

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