WAS Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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was

[ wuhz, woz; unstressed wuhz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

first and third person singular past indicative of be.

was

/ w蓲z; w蓹z /

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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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of was¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English 飞忙蝉, past tense singular of wesan 鈥渢o be鈥�; cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German, Gothic was, Old Norse var; wassail

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of was¹

Old English 飞忙蝉, from wesan to be; related to Old Frisian, Old High German was, Old Norse var

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At the time, an unnamed Democrat explained to Axios that the party was acting with stereotypical fear of a hypothetical conservative reaction and pre-emptively giving in.

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It said it was among its most popular and fastest growing features, with over one billion web searches in the last week.

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In November we spoke to Amy Wilkes, 23, from Coventry who was struggling to find a job after getting a degree in criminology, policing and investigation.

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Katie Amess said she was "gobsmacked at the stupidity of somebody or a group of people being in the public eye and saying such dangerous, violent rhetoric".

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There was controversy the last time they fought when Usyk was floored in the fifth round but the punch was declared a low blow by the referee.

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