wast

[ wost; unstressed wuhst ]

/ wɒst; unstressed wəst /

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verb Archaic.

a second person singular past indicative of be.

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How to use wast in a sentence

Fool: All thy other titles, thou hast given away; that thou wast born with.
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And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth.
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And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.
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And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace.
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Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell.
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Thou hast also multiplied thy fornications in the land of Chanaan with the Chaldeans: and neither so wast thou satisfied.
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British Dictionary definitions for wast

wast

/ (wɒst, unstressed wəst) /

verb

archaic, or dialect (used with the pronoun thou or its relative equivalent) a singular form of the past tense (indicative mood) of be 1

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