was
was is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abandon
- abandonment
- abjure
- abrogation
- academician
- academist
- accord
- admirable
- all
- and
- antiquarian
- antiquary
- archaeologist
- argument
- autocratic
- avast
- back
- bibliomaniac
- bibliophile
- bid
- bigwig
- bluestocking
- bookworm
- break
- casual
- cave
- cease
- cessation
- cession
- choice
- clerk
- connoisseur
- day
- defection
- deliberately
- depart
- desert
- desertion
- desist
- desuetude
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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