was

Was is a past form of the word be.

(verb)

An example of was is someone saying they were going to the park, but now they're not.

See was in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

Origin: ME < OE wæs, 1st & 3d pers. sing. of wesan, to be < IE base *wes-, to dwell, stay > Sans vastū, house: not orig. connected with be

See was in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

First and third person singular past indicative of be. See Regional Note at you-uns.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English wǽs; see wes-¹ in Indo-European roots

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