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was at the plague

was at the plague is the simple past of be at the plague.

Meaning of be at the plague

Verb

be at the plague (third-person singular simple present is at the plague, present participle being at the plague, simple past was at the plague, past participle been at the plague)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To be bothered; to make the effort to do something.
    • One of a hundred a year, or so, is all I wish:—I would not be at the plague of paying land-tax for a larger.1748, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random

Questions about was at the plague

What is was at the plague the simple past of?
Was at the plague is the simple past of be at the plague.

Words near was at the plague in the dictionary

  1. was aces with
  2. was ages with
  3. was all about
  4. was along
  5. was around
  6. was at the plague
  7. was awake
  8. was bored
  9. was born
  10. was born last week
  11. was cruel to be kind

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