French Meaning of be

être

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Definitions and Meaning of be in English

Wordnet

be (n)

a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

Wordnet

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

be priced at

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word be

être

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

exister,en direct,respirer,continuer,continuer (à),Règle,survivre,habiter,endurer,fleurir

partir,disparaître,expirer,arrêter,succomber,disparaître,cesser,(mourir),interrompre,fin

bdellomorpha => bdellomorphes, bdellometer => œdémomètre, bdelloidea => Bdélloïdes, bdellium => bdellium, bd => bd,