wast

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · archaic second-person... wert

Word family

Related forms was were be art

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').

wǣre Old English *wesaną Proto-Germanic

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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