Be (Verb)
Meaning 1
Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Hyponyms
- Add Up
- Moon About
- Amount
- Twist
- Grace
- Interrelate
- Throw
- Require
- Coruscate
- Adhere
- Confound
- Seethe
- Beautify
- Curve
- Mingle
- Discombobulate
- Go
- Mill About
- Discord
- Terminate
- Substantiate
- Encounter
- Linger
- Tarry
- Behove
- Incline
- Turn Out
- Stay On
- Fuddle
- Be
- Continue
- Broil
- Befuddle
- Be Given
- Embellish
- Stick By
- Lallygag
- Embody
- Lollygag
- Decorate
- Hang Around
- Enter
- Hurt
- Hold
- Head Up
- Mess About
- Yaw
- Loaf
- Blow
- Fox
- Start
- Delimitate
- Bedevil
- Adorn
- Number
- Run
- Matter
- Merit
- Remain
- Yawn
- Appear
- Footle
- Delimit
- Rest
- Need
- Lean
- Scintillate
- Buzz
- Turn Up
- Weigh
- Lounge
- Comprise
- Boil
- Drown
- Seem
- Pack
- Body Forth
- Delineate
- Come
- Mill Around
- Stick
- Define
- Take
- Moon Around
- Lurk
- Disaccord
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 3
Spend or use time; "I may be an hour".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 4
Be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
Be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 6
Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 7
Represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 8
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".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 9
To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 10
Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 11
Be priced at; "These shoes cost $100".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 12
Have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 13
Have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Hyponyms
- Prevail
- Obtain
- Coexist
- Preexist
- Endanger
- Menace
- Lie In
- Threaten
- Peril
- Jeopardise
- Kick About
- Lie
- Kick Around
- Dwell
- Flow
- Come
- Indwell
- Imperil
- Distribute