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Be (Verb)

Meaning¹

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.

Meaning²

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.

Meaning⁴

Be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Meaning⁵

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.

Meaning⁶

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.

Meaning⁷

Represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

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".