Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. was(adverb)ʌz, wɒz; unstressed wəz

   the past tense of "be"

Wiktionary

1. was(Verb)

   First-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

2. was(Verb)

   Third-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

Origin: From wæs, from was, (identical to Low German was, cognate with German war), from h₂wes-. The paradigm of "to be" has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of three originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form be is from bʰew-. The words is and are are both derived from h₁es-. Lastly, the past forms starting with w- such as was and were are from h₂wes-.

Webster Dictionary

1. Was(u)

   of Be

2. Was(u)

   the first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was

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