was

Meanings

• Verb

  The past tense and past participle of the verb 'be'. Indicates a state or condition that existed in the past.

  - "I was a student."
  - "The sun was setting."
  - "She was tired after the long journey."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with was
maze , blaze , maze , daze

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. WAS (Acronym) : Windows Application Server
   

2. wasp () : A type of flying insect
   

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Variants

List of all variants of was that leads to same result
be , was , am , are , been , being , is , were , as was , the rout was on , time was , time was (when) , time was when , bark , barks , her bark is worse than her bite , her bark was worse than her bite , his bark is worse than his bite , his bark was worse than his bite , its bark is worse than its bite , its bark was worse than its bite , my bark is worse than my bite , my bark was worse than my bite , our bark is worse than our bite , our bark was worse than our bite , someone's bark is worse than her bite , someone's bark is worse than his bite , someone's bark is worse than their bite , someone's bark was worse than her bite , someone's bark was worse than his bite , someone's bark was worse than their bite , their bark is worse than their bite , their bark was worse than their bite , your bark is worse than your bite , your bark was worse than your bite , a breath of fresh air , am out of breath , are out of breath , be out of breath , been out of breath , being out of breath , breath , breath of fresh air , breaths , in one breath , in the same breath , is out of breath , out of breath , under her breath , under his breath , under its breath , under my breath , under one's breath , under our breath , under our breaths , under their breath , under their breaths , under your breath , under your breaths , was out of breath , were out of breath , Friend , Friends , Quaker , am friends with , are friends with , be friends with , been friends with , being friends with , friend , friendless , friendlessness , friendlessnesses , friends , friends with , is friends with , was friends with , were friends with , how the sausage is made , how the sausage was made , how the sausage will be made , am myself , are ourselves , are themselves , are yourself , be herself , be himself , be itself , be myself , be oneself , be ourselves , be themselves , be yourself , been herself , been himself , been itself , been myself , been oneself , been ourselves , been themselves , been yourself , being herself , being himself , being itself , being myself , being oneself , being ourselves , being themselves , being yourself , is herself , is himself , is itself , is oneself , one's self , oneself , was herself , was himself , was itself , was myself , was oneself , were ourselves , were themselves , were yourself

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Forms

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was (past tense), were (past tense, plural), been (past participle)

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Etymology

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Old English 'wesan', from 'weesan' (to be).

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Trivia

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1. The past tense 'was' is used more frequently than any other past tense in the English language.

2. The past participle 'been' is formed by adding 'en' to the base form of the verb 'be'.

3. The verb 'was' is also used as an auxiliary verb in the formation of the past perfect tense.

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Related Concepts

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1. past tense: A grammatical tense that indicates actions or states that occurred before the present.

2. conditional tense: A tense used to describe hypothetical or uncertain situations.

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Culture

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In literature, 'was' has been used extensively to describe past states and conditions, adding depth and context to stories.

How to Memorize "was"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself in a past situation and replace 'am', 'is', or 'are' with 'was' in your sentence.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'was' with the past, as in 'This was my favorite book.' or 'This was the best day of my life.'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'WAS' to remember the past tense: Was, Are, Am.

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