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wast^¹

/wɒst/ UK, stressed
/wɔst/ US, stressed
/wɑst/ cot caught merger, stressed
/wəst/ UK, US, unstressed

Rhymes with -ɒst

Where it comes from

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

verb

archaic, indicative, past, second person, singular second-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert. I remember the day when thou wast born.

wast^²

noun wasts

obsolete Obsolete form of waist

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@misc{wast_2026,
  title = {wast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}