wast

American

[wost, wuhst] / wɒst, wəst /

verb

Archaic.

a second person singular past indicative of be.

wast British

/ wɒst, wəst /

verb

archaic a singular form of the past tense (indicative mood) of be 1

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Example Sentences

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Her body was found by a dog walker in Wast Hills Lane in Hopwood, Worcestershire, on Friday morning.

From BBC • May 28, 2022

West Mercia Police said the body was found by a dog walker on Wast Hills Lane in Hopwood, on Friday morning.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

Gill Pleming, control service manager at Wast, told the inquest the situation was reviewed at intervals.

From BBC • May 24, 2022

I'd come here to Wast Hills in the morning and train.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2014

Wast thou perchance so happy on the earth, that thy mouth stiffened and grew cold in a rapture of delight?...

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul

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