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Was Pronunciation

Pronounce Was as W AH S.

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    Was phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'was'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of was: /wæs/
    • Modern IPA representation of was: /wæs/

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    List of meaning for was

    to have life

    stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"

    to occupy a place or location

    we'll be there waiting for you

    to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

    our school's football team is first in its division

    to take place

    the party is next Saturday

    to behave toward in a stated way

    you need to be nice to your brother

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    was in sentence

    1. When the first-time homebuyers did not want an inspector to inspect their old house, it was their foolishness to blame for making the house a money pit.

    2. Lisa knew that her friends would chide her for refusing to go to the fraternity party, but she was certain that she was making the smart choice.

    3. The cat stared back at the dog with a terrified look that demonstrated how truly petrified she was of the Rottweiler.

    4. Because John was on probation, he had to make sure the police did not discover his covert activities.

    5. Although the sarcophagus was in good condition, the path to the tomb was blocked by century’s worth of rubble and debris.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term was

    We also demanded that in case the conference is enforced as scheduled then we had to participate ... as a party directly concerned, i sent a formal request to my counterpart in the State Department and he responded that it's not a U.S. government event. So it means our request was denied.

    – Jang Il Hun

    That was Barack Obama one chance to win over the low - and moderate-income whites that are deeply suspicious of Barack Obama, barack Obama could have won over whites with a New Deal jobs program rather than a health care act.

    – Mark Naison

    On Sunday we did have a white tablecloth and napkins, and we had that fried chicken and the baked macaroni, so Sunday was what you looked forward to.

    – Leah Chase

    It was almost as if they were coming out of hiding.

    – Dr Grant

    Everyone in Chile is just going crazy, it was something that for all of us, we thought it was almost impossible. ... We were waiting a few more years for the next player to get into the Masters. I think everyone is in shock right now that we got another Chilean guy playing the Masters after like 50 years.

    – Matias Dominguez

    The thing I’ve always heard about the Cubs being lovable losers, I never quite understood that. That’s not the way I was raised, getting here and not paying attention to the superficial nonsense, the superstition that really has dragged a lot of people’s minds down ... to escape that is great, to continue to move it forward. The perception has changed.

    – Joe Maddon

    We have asked (for information). We haven't yet received a response to the question about which no-fly zones they have in mind. Because no-one was ever talking about them, but I'm sure that the orientation of those comments, despite all the questions about one or another formulation, the orientation towards cooperation between Russia and the United States, that is a step in the right direction.

    – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

    We have more than 20 cars that have been moving dead and injured to hospitals in the area, the air strike at the central vegetable market in (Maarat al-Numan) was around noon. Another strike at the same time hit Kafr Nubl's own market.

    – Ahmad Sheikho

    President Obama understood that from the beginning, that’s why President Obama was so desperate to get Hillary elected.

    – Charles Krauthammer

    It was very meaningful for me, it's weird when your first language, and maybe the language of your emotions, of your childhood, is sort of missing.

    – Natalie Portman

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