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be is the dictionary form of been Definition of be
be has definitions from the fields of chemistry,work |
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[ verb ] have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Examples "John is rich" "This is not a good answer" |
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[ verb ] be identical to; be someone or something, as in "The president of the company is John Smith"
Examples "This is my house" |
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[ verb ] occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
Examples "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back" also for abstract situations and relations: "What is behind this behavior?" |
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[ verb ] happen, occur, take place
Synonyms Examples "I lost my wallet this was during the visit to my parents' house" "There were two hundred people at his funeral" "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen" |
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[ verb ] be identical or equivalent to
Synonyms Examples : "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
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[ verb ] form or compose
Synonyms Examples "This money is my only income" "These constitute my entire belonging" "The children made up the chorus" "This sum represents my entire income for a year" "These few men comprise his entire army" |
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[ verb ] spend or use time
Examples : "I may be an hour" |
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[ verb ] have life, be alive
Synonyms Examples "Our great leader is no more" "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
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[ verb ] to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
Examples "let her be" |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
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