was't

/wɒzt/

A form of was — Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.

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Meanings

contraction
  1. abbreviationcontractionobsoleteContraction of was + it.

    Was’t not enough, when thou, prophane Diſeaſe, Did’ſt on this Glorious Temple ſeize ? Was’t not enough, like a wild Zealot, there All the rich outward Ornaments to tear, Deface the innocent pride of beauteous Images ? Was’t not enough thus rudely to defile,

    1700, Abraham Cowley, The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley, page #29
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APA

was't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/was't

MLA

“was't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/was't. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “was't,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/was't.

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