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was a one

was a one is the simple past of be a one.

Meaning of be a one

Verb

be a one (third-person singular simple present is a one, present participle being a one, simple past was a one, past participle been a one)

  1. (UK, dated, informal) To be amusing in a slightly challenging way.

Questions about was a one

What is was a one the simple past of?
Was a one is the simple past of be a one.

Words near was a one in the dictionary

  1. Warzel
  2. warzone
  3. warzones
  4. was
  5. was a man
  6. was a one
  7. was a thing
  8. was able to
  9. was aces with
  10. was ages with
  11. was all about

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Adapted from Wiktionary: was a one (page history and authors); be a one (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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