Definition for: was

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English

Pronunciation

stressed

• AHD: wŏz, wŭz
• IPA: /wɒz/, /wʌz/
• SAMPA: /wQz/, /wVz/

unstressed

• AHD: wəz
• IPA: /wəz/
• SAMPA: /w@z/

Rhymes: -ɒz

Etymology

Verb

was

• First-person singular past tense of to be .
• Third-person singular past tense of to be .

Dutch

Verb

was

1. Past tense singular of zijn.
2. Present tense singular 1st person of wassen (meaning to wash .)
3. Present tense singular 1st person of wassen (another meaning is to grow .)

Expressions

• uit de kluiten gewassen

Related terms

• gewas n .

Noun

was

1. wax, what bees make their housing from.
2. laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just have been washed.
3. growth, growth in height or volume (see wassen.)

German

Etymology

Old High German (h)waz , originally * (h)wat , compare Dutch wat

Interrogative pronoun

was

1. what

Relative pronoun

was

1. which

Derived terms

• was für

Polish

Pronoun

was

1. Genitive, accusative and locative of wy (you, plural.)

Scots

Noun

was ( plural )

1. Plural form of wa .

Other Translations for "was"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		was
Hex		77 e1 f3
Pig Latin		asway

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