wast

wast
Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

"Take thou no scorn to wear the horn, It was a crest ere thou wast born ..."


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  • wast — wast; wast·able; wast·age; wast·er·ful; wast·ry; wast·er; wast·rife; wast·ing·ly; wast·ing·ness; wast·rie; …   English syllables

  • WAST — or Wast may refer to:*Western Australia Standard Time *WAST LP, a defunct low power television station in Ashland, Wisconsin. *WNYT (TV), the NBC television affiliate for New York state s Capital District (Albany Schenectady Troy), originally… …   Wikipedia

  • Wast — bzw. WasSt steht für Hugo Wast, Pseudonym des argentinischen Schriftstellers Gustavo Martínez Zuviría (1883–1962) Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), Dienststelle zur Benachrichtigung der nächsten Angehörigen von Gefallenen der ehemaligen deutschen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wast — [ wast ] verb thou wast an old phrase meaning you were …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Wast — The second person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, imperfect tense; now used only in solemn or poetical style. See {Was}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wast — [wɔst US wa:st] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: was] thou wast old use you were …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wast — [wäst] vi. [Early ModE < WAS + ST, replacing ME were < OE wære: see WERE] archaic 2d pers. sing., past indic., of BE: used with thou …   English World dictionary

  • Wast — Wast, Hugo …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wast —   [u̯ast], Hugo, eigentlich Gustavo Martínez Zuviría [ tines suβi ria], argentinischer Schriftsteller und Politiker, * Córdoba (Argentinien) 23. 10. 1883, ✝ Buenos Aires 28. 3. 1962; wurde 1916 Professor für Ökonomie, 1931 Direktor der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • wast|ed — «WAYS tihd», adjective. 1. spent unprofitably; squandered; misused: »wasted opportunities, a wasted life. 2. worn; decayed: »The bones showed through the sick man s wasted body. 3. laid waste; …   Useful english dictionary

  • wast|er — «WAYS tuhr», noun. a person or thing that wastes; squanderer; spendthrift. SYNONYM(S): prodigal …   Useful english dictionary

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