be (Meaning)

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be (n)

a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

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be (v)

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

be identical to; be someone or something

occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

have an existence, be extant

happen, occur, take place

be identical or equivalent to

form or compose

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

represent, as of a character on stage

spend or use time

have life, be alive

to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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be (v. i.)

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five; annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is the man.

To take place; to happen; as, the meeting was on Thursday.

To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to.

be Sentence Examples

  1. The book is on the table.
  2. The car is red.
  3. The sky is blue.
  4. The water is cold.
  5. The food is delicious.
  6. The weather is nice.
  7. The music is loud.
  8. The movie is boring.
  9. The game is over.
  10. The party is here.

FAQs About the word be

a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element, have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun), be identical to; b

live, exist, keep (on), continue,rule, breathe, survive, last, hold on, flourish

expire, stop, perish, succumb, succumb, pass away,die, vanish, perish, disappear

The book is on the table.

The car is red.

The sky is blue.

The water is cold.