Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wast

/wɔst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: wast
IPA: /wɔst/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

second-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert.

Archaic

noun

Obsolete form of waist.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I remember the day when thou wast born."
"Take thou no scorn to wear the horn, It was a crest ere thou wast born […]"
"And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?"
"And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus."
"Alas! We two, we two, thou say'st! Yea, one wast thou with me That once of old."

Etymology

From Late Middle English wast; equivalent to was + -est.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wast

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɔst/
British English: /wɒst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wasts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

am are art be been beest being is

Rhymes With

cost prime cost crossed frost jack frost tossed embossed glossed defrost bossed accost flossed

Questions

How do you pronounce wast?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɔst/.
What does wast mean?: second-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert.
Where does wast come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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