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was

[ wuhz, woz; unstressed wuhz ]

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verb

first and third person singular past indicative of be.

was

/ wɒz; wəz /

verb

the past tense (indicative mood) of be 1
not_standard.
a form of the subjunctive mood used in place of were, esp in conditional sentences
if the film was to be with you, would you be able to process it?

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of was¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English ��æ��, past tense singular of wesan “to be”; cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German, Gothic was, Old Norse var; wassail

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of was¹

Old English ��æ��, from wesan to be; related to Old Frisian, Old High German was, Old Norse var

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So I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder three years ago at 40, and I feel very proud of my age.

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Mendoza was there when his platoon took over an Iraqi home for a lookout and then came under heavy fire.

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“It was definitely a sense of relief,” Pages said in Spanish through a team interpreter after the game.

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“We got banned,” said Swagrman, who was told the reason for the banishment was because he would not give his name or ID to the officer.

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The victim, Kiley Swaine, later filed a lawsuit accusing the officers of unlawfully searching his vehicle and expressed fear for his life because of the officers’ actions, noting his grandfather was Jewish.

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