English to English
Be
(b/i/
)
noun (n)
- a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- be identical to; be someone or something(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere(verb.stative)Example:
What is behind this behavior?.
source: wordnet30 - happen, occur, take place(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- form or compose(verb.stative)Example:
These constitute my entire belonging.
source: wordnet30 - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- spend or use time(verb.possession)Example:
I may be an hour.
source: wordnet30 - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form(verb.stative)Example:
Let her be.
source: wordnet30 - To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.(verb)source: webster1913