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Definition: Meaning of, be in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / biː /

  • auxiliary verb
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
am, are was, were been
Present Participle Third Person Singular
being is
first person singular am, second person singular and plural are
  1. used with a present participle to form the CONTINUOUS ( 4) tenses of verbs
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  2. used with past participles to form the PASSIVE
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  3. be to do something formal used to talk about arrangements for the future
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  4. be to do something formal used to give an order or to tell someone about a rule
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  5. be to do something formal used to say or ask what someone should do or what should happen
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  6. be to do something formal used to ask how something can be done
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  7. be to be seen/found/heard etc used to say that something can be seen, found, or heard somewhere
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  8. was/were to do something used when talking about a time in the past to say what happened later
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  9. used in CONDITIONAL 1 ( 2) sentences about an imagined situation
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  10. used in CONDITIONAL sentences to introduce an aim when you are saying what must be done in order to achieve it
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  11. old use used instead of 'have' to form the PERFECT 3 tense of some verbs
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
am, are was, were been
Present Participle Third Person Singular
being is
[linking verb]
  1. [linking verb] used to say that someone or something is the same as the subject of the sentence
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used to say where something or someone is
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  3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used to say when something happens
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  4. [linking verb] used to describe someone or something, or say what group or type they belong to
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  5. there is/are used to say that something exists or happens
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  6. [linking verb] to behave in a particular way
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  7. [linking verb] used to say how old someone is
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  8. [linking verb] used to say who something belongs to
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  9. [linking verb] used to talk about the price of something
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  10. [linking verb] to be equal to a particular number or amount
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  11. be that as it may formal used to say that even though you accept that something is true, it does not change a situation
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  12. [intransitive] formal to exist
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  13. be yourself to behave in a natural way, rather than trying to pretend to be different
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  14. not be yourself to be behaving in a way that is unusual for you, especially because you are ill or upset
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  15. the be-all and end-all the most important part of a situation or of someone's life
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Be


Definition: Meaning of, Be in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / biː /

  • noun
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
N/A N/A
  1. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
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    beryllium, glucinium, atomic number 4
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Be used in phrases

  • -to-be
    1. bride-/husband-/parent- etc to-be someone who will soon be married, soon be a parent etc
  • I'll be blowed
    1. used to express surprise
  • be active (verb)
    1. be in a state of action
  • be adrift (verb)
    1. be in motion due to some air or water current
  • be after (verb)
    1. have the will and intention to carry out some action
  • be amiss (verb)
    1. interpret in the wrong way
  • be at pains (verb)
    1. try very hard to do something
  • be born (verb)
    1. come into existence through birth
  • be due (verb)
    1. be the result of
  • be full (verb)
    1. be sated, have enough to eat
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Be used in phrasal verbs

  • beam down (phrasal verb)
    1. in science fiction stories, to send someone down onto a planet from a spacecraft using special electronic equipment
  • beam up (phrasal verb)
    1. in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
  • bear down (phrasal verb)
    1. to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
    2. to push or press downwards
  • bear on (phrasal verb)
    1. bear on something to be connected with something or to influence it
  • bear out (phrasal verb)
    1. to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
  • bear up (phrasal verb)
    1. to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation
  • bear with (phrasal verb)
    1. bear with me / us used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something
  • beat down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly making the weather very hot
    2. [intransitive] if the rain beats down, it rains very hard
  • beat off (phrasal verb)
    1. to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent
    2. to prevent someone from physically attacking you by hitting them with your hands or with an object
  • beat on (phrasal verb)
    1. beat on someone to hurt someone by hitting them a lot of times
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be-


Definition: Meaning of, be- in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bi /

  • prefix
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  1. [in verbs] used to mean that someone or something is treated in a particular way
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  2. literary [in adjectives] wearing or covered by a particular thing
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Be used in phrasal verbs

  • beam down (phrasal verb)
    1. in science fiction stories, to send someone down onto a planet from a spacecraft using special electronic equipment
  • beam up (phrasal verb)
    1. in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
  • bear down (phrasal verb)
    1. to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
    2. to push or press downwards
  • bear on (phrasal verb)
    1. bear on something to be connected with something or to influence it
  • bear out (phrasal verb)
    1. to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
  • bear up (phrasal verb)
    1. to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation
  • bear with (phrasal verb)
    1. bear with me / us used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something
  • beat down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly making the weather very hot
    2. [intransitive] if the rain beats down, it rains very hard
  • beat off (phrasal verb)
    1. to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent
    2. to prevent someone from physically attacking you by hitting them with your hands or with an object
  • beat on (phrasal verb)
    1. beat on someone to hurt someone by hitting them a lot of times
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