"there was" meaning in All languages combined

See there was on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} there was
  1. simple past singular of there be Tags: form-of, past, singular Form of: there be
    Sense id: en-there_was-en-verb-YZ4pmqi- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English non-constituents, English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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