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was silent

was silent is the simple past of be silent.

Meaning of be silent

Verb

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

  1. To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Questions about was silent

What is was silent the simple past of?
Was silent is the simple past of be silent.

Words near was silent in the dictionary

  1. was right
  2. was scepter
  3. was scepters
  4. was sceptre
  5. was sceptres
  6. was silent
  7. was someone's to lose
  8. was supposed to
  9. was taken ill
  10. was the worse for drink
  11. was there

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