Be

/bˈi/

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Noun
a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Verb
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
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be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
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occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
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have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
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happen, occur, take place; "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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be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
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form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "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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work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
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represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
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spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
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to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
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be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
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abound accept account account for act add up adhere adorn agree amount answer appear attend bake balance be be given be well beat beautify bedevil befuddle begin belong body body forth boil breathe broil buy buzz center on check clean coexist cohere come come in for come in handy compact compare compose comprise confound confuse connect consist constitute contain continue correspond coruscate cost count cover cox curve cut cut across deck decorate define delimit delimitate delineate depend deserve disaccord disagree discombobulate discord distribute diverge draw drown dwell embellish embody encounter end endanger enter equate exemplify extend extend to face fall fall into fall under feel figure fill fit flow follow footle form fox fuddle gape gibe go go to grace gravitate hail hang hang around head head up hold hoodoo hum hurt impend imperil incarnate incline indwell inhabit interrelate iridesce jeopardise jeopardize jibe jumble keep one''s distance keep one''s eyes off keep one''s hands off kick about kick around kill knock about knock back lallygag lead lean lend let go lie lie in linger litter live loaf loiter lollygag look lounge lubricate lurk make make sense match matter measure menace merit mess about mill about mill around mingle moon about moon around mope need number object obtain occupy osculate owe pack pass pay peril personify point poke out populate pose preexist present press prevail promise prove put back put out rage range rank rate reach reach out recognize relate remain represent require rest retard run run into rut scintillate seem seethe sell set back shine sit sit around sparkle specify squat stagnate stand stand back stand by stand for start stay stay away stay on stick stick by stink straddle stretch stretch along substantiate subtend suck suffer suit supplement swim swing take tally tarry tend terminate test threaten throw total touch translate transplant trim turn out turn up twist underlie vet want wash weigh wind work yaw yawn
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