hadst

American  

[hadst] / hædst /

Also haddest

verb

Archaic.

1. a 2nd person singular simple past tense of have.

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hadst British  

/ hædst /

verb

1. archaic  (used with the pronoun thou) a singular form of the past tense (indicative mood) of have

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Example Sentences

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,

From BBC

Thou hadst nought to fear from his piercing Talons;

From Washington Post

Hadst on thy fethers justly late a coly colour spred.

From Washington Post

JULIET: Thou hadst four actually.

From New York Times

Jonson assures the dead playwright that his artistic reputation is secure, “though thou hadst small Latin and less Greek.”

From Washington Post