Synonyms for was
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : wuhz, woz; unstressed wuh z |
| Phonetic Transcription : wʌz, wɒz; unstressed wəz |
Top 10 synonyms for was Other synonyms for the word was
Définition of was
Origin :- Old English wesan, wæs, wæron 1st and 3rd person singular of wesan "to remain," from Proto-Germanic *wesanan (cf. Old Saxon wesan, Old Norse vesa, Old Frisian wesa, Middle Dutch wesen, Dutch wezen, Old High German wesen "being, existence," Gothic wisan "to be"), from PIE root *wes- "remain, abide, dwell" (cf. Sanskrit vasati "he dwells, stays;" cf. vestal). Wesan was a distinct verb in Old English, but it came to supply the past tense of am. This began to develop in Proto-Germanic, because it is also the case in Gothic and Old Norse. See be.
- verb exist
- verb happen
Antonyms for was
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