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was there

was there is the simple past of be there.

Meaning of be there

Verb

be there (highly irregular; see conjugation table)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, there.
    • Job interviews, site inspections, board meetings, client reviews, training sessions and conferences can be conducted online, but ultimately 'being there' matters.2023 July 26, Jim Steer, “Where rail can win modal shift”, in RAIL, number 988, page 39
  2. (idiomatic) To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.
    • She knows that I'll always be there for her.

Questions about was there

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

Words near was there in the dictionary

  1. was silent
  2. was someone's to lose
  3. was supposed to
  4. was taken ill
  5. was the worse for drink
  6. was there
  7. was used to
  8. was with
  9. was wrong
  10. was't
  11. was-scepter

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Adapted from Wiktionary: was there (page history and authors); be there (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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