Being

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

Pronunciation: / ˈbiːɪŋ /

Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle

Present Participle	Third Person Singular

[linking verb]

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being	beings

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being used in phrases

Importance of Being Earnest, The
1. (1895) a play by Oscar WILDE in which a man pretends that his name is Ernest because he thinks this will give him an advantage with a woman he admires
Supreme Being (noun)
1. literary God
animate being (noun)
1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
come into being (verb)
1. be born or come into existence
extraterrestrial being (noun)
1. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
for the time being (adverb)
1. temporarily
human being (noun)
1. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
ill-being (noun)
1. lack of prosperity, happiness or health
imaginary being (noun)
1. a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends, myths or fiction
mythical being (noun)
1. an imaginary being of myth or fable
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Pronunciation: ˈɪmbɪsiːl

Parts of Speech: noun

someone who is very stupid or behaves very stupidly [= idiot]

beingness