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verb (adverb)
(tr) to search for, esp successfullyI couldn't hunt up a copy of it anywhere
(intr) (of a bell) to be rung progressively earlier during a set of changes
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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