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“was” – English explanatory dictionary

no matter how small the target was,
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There probably never was a little girl.
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was
(woz). [AS. waes, 2d pers. waere, 3d pers. waes, pl. waeron, with the inf. wesan to be; akin to D. wezen, imp. was, OHG. wesan, imp. was, G. wesen, n., a being, essence, war was Icel. vera to be, imp. var, Goth. wisan to be, to dwell, to remain, imp. was, Skr. vas to remain, to dwell. rad.148. Cf. Vernacular, Wassail, Were, v.] The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as I was; he was.
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Simba was a young lion with a brave heart.

The scentence about “The Lion King”.

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