to hast
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9.9
- verb
- Archaic
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tener
- "go sell what thou hast and give to the poor... and follow me."
Despair thy charm, and let the Angel whom thou still hast served tell thee.
- Despair thy charm, and let the Angel whom thou still hast served tell thee.
- Many a man air this of no account hast thou set up on high.
- Maria was kneeling by him and saying, Roberto, what hast thou?
- If you didn't know that thing about the Gospels and you know, and one of them, God for Father, why hast thou forsaken me?
Examples
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Well, if thou hast nothing nice to say...
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Thou hast a careful father, child.
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Good, yet remember whom thou hast aboard.
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"Because thou hast the power and own'st the grace
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And pretty soon the floodwaters swept him away and he said oh Lord, why hast thou forsaken me?
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In all my lodgings, thou hast made my bed: Thou hast me clad with changes of array.
Academic text (1994) -
Would that thou might'st know, and hasten to thy son, who lies in anguish.
Fiction book (1992) -
If thou hast any questions, feel free to ask.
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Thou hast done well in your studies this year.
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I know that thou hast a kind heart and help others.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hast as a verb is the old second person form of have, used with 'thou', so it meant 'you have' in old English and is like the modern word has for 'he/she/it'. So, hast means 'you have'.