wast C2+ Topic:Time US /wɒst/ UK /wɒst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb archaic second-person singular past of 'be' (thou wast) Thou wast ever loyal, the old king murmured. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · archaic second-person... wert Word family Related forms waswerebeart Etymology AI details Archaic second-person singular past of the verb 'be', from Old English wǣre/wǣrt, modelled on was, from Proto-Germanic *was- (the suppletive past of *wesaną 'to be'). wǣre Old English *wesaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Time Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wast **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /wɒst/ **IPA (UK):** /wɒst/ ## Meanings 1. archaic second-person singular past of 'be' (thou wast) ## Examples - Thou wast ever loyal, the old king murmured. ## Synonyms - wert ## Related Forms - was - were - be - art ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wǣre - Root: *wesaną ## Etymology Archaic second-person singular past of the verb 'be', from Old English wǣre/wǣrt, modelled on was, from Proto-Germanic *was- (the suppletive past of *wesaną 'to be'). ## AI Etymology Wast is archaic second-person singular past of the verb 'be', from Old English wǣre/wǣrt, modelled on was, from Proto-Germanic *was- (the suppletive past of *wesaną 'to be'). Important recorded forms include wǣre (Old English) and *wesaną (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers archaic second-person singular past of 'be' (thou wast). The wider family includes related words such as was, were, be, and art. ## Topics - Time - Register & Style markdown