hadst

[ hadst ]

/ hædst /

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verb Archaic.

a 2nd person singular simple past tense of have.

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Also had·dest

[had-ist] /ˈhæd ɪst/ .

Words nearby hadst

had rather, Hadrian, Hadrian's Wall, hadron, hadrosaur, hadst, had, to be, Had we but world enough, and time, / This coyness, Lady, were no crime, hae, haecceity, Haeckel

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How to use hadst in a sentence

Therefore the showers were withholden, and there was no lateward rain: thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou wouldst not blush.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
That is finished, Meer Sahib; thou saidst thou hadst another?
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
Hadst thou forgotten the promise of reward and free pardon which was offered for thy apprehension?
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor

Hadst thou come before the snow had melted, then Mahanara had gone with thee.
Papers from Overlook-House|Casper Almore

British Dictionary definitions for hadst

hadst

/ (hædst) /

verb

archaic, or dialect (used with the pronoun thou) a singular form of the past tense (indicative mood) of have

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