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What is the verb for was?

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(literary) To exist; to have real existence.
(there) To exist.
(intransitive) To occupy a place.
(intransitive) To occur, to take place.
(intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
(copular verb) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
(copular verb) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
(copular verb) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
(copular verb) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
(copular verb) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
(transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
(transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
(archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go"
(transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
(copular verb) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
(copular verb) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
(it) Used to indicate the time of day.
(since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
(it) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
To exist or behave in a certain way.
To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
Synonyms:

remain, continue, last, stay, endure, linger, live, abide, persist, prevail, reside, wait, bide, dwell, hold, lodge, rest, hang, hover, inhabit, be present, hang about, hang out, hang round, hold on, sit tight, stay on, stay over, stay put, stick around, wait around, hang around, hang on, hold the fort, perdure, exist, tarry, keep on, run on, go on, carry on, live on, have no end, extend, perpetuate, protract, grind, maintain, project, proceed … more

Examples:

“They would be in San Francisco for a few days before flying off to New York.”

“We were hoping to win the lottery, but it wasn't to be.”

“Alexia claimed that humanity would eventually be no more if we did not address ongoing concerns about climate change.”

were

Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
First-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
Third-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
Simple imperfect subjunctive in all persons of be.
(Northern England) was.
Synonyms:

are

second-person singular simple present tense of be
first-person plural simple present tense of be
second-person plural simple present tense of be
third-person plural simple present tense of be
(East Yorkshire, Midlands) present tense of be
Synonyms:

exist as, act as, live as, remain, art, function as, perform the function of, turn out to be, serve as, typify, 're, represent, characterise, characterize, epitomise, epitomize, depict, embody, exemplify, portray, symbolise, symbolize, mimic, mirror, present, present as, become, grow, turn, come to be, emerge as, turn out, stay, abide, endure, linger, live, reside, rest, wait, bide, dwell, hang, hover, inhabit, lie, lodge, persist … more

Examples:

“They are the only parents the child has ever known, even if they aren't biologically related.”

“Darting about with their long hair flopping, they are free spirits running wild.”

“The concepts of elementary particles are a little nebulous in such circumstances.”

beinge

Obsolete spelling of being; present participle of be

first-person singular present indicative of be

wast

(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of be
Synonyms:

was, appeared, became, looked, seemed, came to be, had been, has been, have been, turned out to be, were, wus, wuz … more

being

present participle of be
Synonyms:

was

first-person singular simple past indicative of be.
third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
(proscribed, dialect) second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
(colloquial, nonstandard) first-person plural simple past tense indicative of be
Synonyms:

appeared, became, looked, seemed, came to be, had been, has been, have been, turned out to be, were, wast, wus, wuz … more

Examples:

“He was a lot taller than I remembered.”

“Slowly she got behind him, glad that he was too busy pondering his conscience and enjoying the ocean to notice her.”

“One of the largest harvests here amongst our family of shroomers was gathered from the edge of a railroad bed.”

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of be
(colloquial, nonstandard) second-person present of be
Synonyms:

exists as, bodies, acts as, lives as, remains, functions as, performs the function of, turns out to be, serves as, typifies, ees, iz, 's, represents, characterises, characterizes, epitomises, epitomizes, depicts, embodies, exemplifies, portrays, symbolises, symbolizes, mimics, mirrors, presents, becomes, grows, turns, comes to be, emerges as, turns out, stays, abides, endures, lingers, lives, resides, rests, waits, bides, dwells, hangs, hovers, inhabits, lies, lodges … more

Examples:

“He is the only father the child has ever known, even if they aren't biologically related.”

“Darting about with his long hair flopping, Nash is a free spirit running wild.”

“The concept of an elementary particle is a little nebulous in such circumstances.”

been

past participle of be
(obsolete) plural simple present of be
Synonyms:

travelled, traveled, visited, gone, journeyed, toured, trekked, vacationed, voyaged, overnighted, wandered, weekended, jetted, hung out, passed through, stayed, dwelled, dwelt, lived, resided, settled, abided, abode, remained, rested, existed, continued, laid, lied, lasted, endured, held, holden, bidden, bided, stood, run on, persisted, lingered, prevailed, reposed, stayed on, held on, lodged, inhabited, subsisted, inhered, perdured, tarried, gone on … more

Examples:

“Canyon de Chelly is one of nature's greatest spectacles no matter the season and we have been there many times during the summer.”

“I was there, where I'd been for many days without food or water.”

beeth

(obsolete) third-person singular simple present subjunctive of be.

weren

(obsolete) plural simple past form of be
Examples:

“For in 3840 is matere men weren wont to maken questiouns of e simplicite of e purueaunce of god and of e ordre of destine.”

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