was
was · wases · wassed · wassing
Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is pluralUsed in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
/wɒz/
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
There was three of them there.
Origin
From Middle English was, from Old English wæs, from Proto-Germanic *was, from Proto-Indo-EFrom Middle English was, from Old English wæs, from Proto-Germanic *was, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂we-h₂wós-e from *h₂wes- (“to reside”), whence also vestal.
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Forms
wases, wassing, wassed, wassedWord family
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1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb