hast
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,484 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,333 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
auxiliary verb
- an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
hast in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Let us see, hast thou been a caterpillar, a worm?
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1
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Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Methought I heard a butterfly Say to a labouring bee: “Thou hast no colours of the sky On painted wings like me.”
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Tom could hear, though, that it was about some poaching fight; and at last Grimes said surlily, “Hast thou anything against me?”
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1