Definition of Be

noun (n)

• a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element (noun.substance)

  Synonym: atomic number 4, beryllium, glucinium
  

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verb (v)

• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)

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• be identical to; be someone or something (verb.stative)

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• occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere (verb.stative)

  Example:
  What is behind this behavior?.
  

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• have an existence, be extant (verb.stative)

  Synonym: exist
  

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• happen, occur, take place (verb.stative)

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• be identical or equivalent to (verb.stative)

  Synonym: equal
  Antonym: differ
  

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• form or compose (verb.stative)

  Synonym: comprise, constitute, make up, represent
  

  Example:
  These constitute my entire belonging.
  

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• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function (verb.social)

  Synonym: follow
  

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• represent, as of a character on stage (verb.stative)

  Synonym: embody, personify
  

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• spend or use time (verb.possession)

  Example:
  I may be an hour.
  

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• have life, be alive (verb.stative)

  Synonym: live
  

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• to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form (verb.stative)

  Example:
  Let her be.
  

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• be priced at (verb.stative)

  Synonym: cost
  

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• To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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