Definitions
of be
1. [v] - happen, occur, take place 2. [v] - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form 3. [v] - occupy a certain position or area 4. [v] - be identical to 5. [v] - have life, be alive 6. [v] - have the quality of being 7. [v] - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function 8. [v] - spend or use time
Quotes
- Example use of the word be1. I may be an hour 2. He is a herpetologist 3. She is our resident philosopher 4. (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 5. John is rich 6. This is not a good answer 7. Our great leader is no more 8. My grandfather lived until the end of war 9. be someone or something, as inThe president of the company is John Smith 10. This is my house 11. be somewhere 12. Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back 13. What is behind this behavior? 14. let her be 15. I lost my wallet 16. this was during the visit to my parents' house 17. There were two hundred people at his funeral 18. There was a lot of noise in the kitchen
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