was meaning

Definition of was

1. the past tense of "be" used with I, he, she and it
   • I was tired
   • it was cold

was in a sentence

• The gold coin was much more valuable than was supposed.
• The professor made sure the test was checked carefully.
• We should take into account that the train was delayed.
• The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.
• Strange to say, he met someone who was said to be dead.

How to pronounce was

was is pronounced /wəz/ in British English and /wɑz/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.