What does be mean in English? Meaning of be definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "be": a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Noun
Meaning: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic elementSynonyms: atomic number 4
be
beryllium
gluciniumHypernyms: metal
metallic elementMeaning of "be": have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Verb
Meaning: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)Example: John is rich
This is not a good answerSynonyms: beHyponyms: abound
accept
account
account for
act
add up
adhere
adorn
amount
answer
appear
bake
balance
be
be given
be well
beat
beautify
bedevil
befuddle
begin
belong
body forth
boil
breathe
broil
buy
buzz
clean
cohere
come
come in for
come in handy
compact
compare
comprise
confound
confuse
connect
consist
contain
continue
coruscate
cost
count
cover
curve
cut
cut across
deck
decorate
define
delimit
delimitate
delineate
depend
deserve
disaccord
disagree
discombobulate
discord
distribute
diverge
draw
drown
embellish
embody
encounter
end
enter
fall
feel
figure
fit
footle
fox
fuddle
gape
go
grace
gravitate
hail
hang
hang around
head
head up
hold
hoodoo
hum
hurt
impend
incarnate
incline
interrelate
iridesce
jumble
kill
lallygag
lean
lend
let go
lie
linger
litter
loaf
loiter
lollygag
look
lounge
lubricate
lurk
make
make sense
matter
measure
merit
mess about
mill about
mill around
mingle
moon about
moon around
mope
need
number
object
osculate
owe
pack
pay
point
press
promise
prove
put out
rage
range
rank
rate
recognize
relate
remain
represent
require
rest
retard
run
run into
rut
scintillate
seem
seethe
sell
shine
sparkle
specify
squat
stagnate
stand
stand by
start
stay
stay on
stick
stick by
stink
substantiate
subtend
suck
suffer
suit
swim
swing
take
tarry
tend
terminate
test
throw
total
translate
transplant
trim
turn out
turn up
twist
underlie
want
wash
weigh
wind
work
yaw
yawnMeaning of "be": be identical to; be someone or something
Verb
Meaning: be identical to; be someone or somethingExample: The president of the company is John Smith
This is my houseSynonyms: beMeaning of "be": occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
Verb
Meaning: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhereExample: Where is my umbrella?
The toolshed is in the back
What is behind this behavior?Synonyms: beHyponyms: attend
belong
center on
come
continue
cover
dwell
extend
extend to
face
fill
follow
go
go to
inhabit
keep one's distance
keep one's eyes off
keep one's hands off
lead
lie
live
occupy
pass
poke out
populate
reach
reach out
rest
run
sit
sit around
stand back
stay away
straddle
stretch
stretch along
touchMeaning of "be": have an existence, be extant
Verb
Meaning: have an existence, be extantExample: Is there a God?Synonyms: be
existHyponyms: coexist
come
consist
distribute
dwell
endanger
flow
hold
imperil
indwell
inhabit
jeopardise
jeopardize
kick about
kick around
knock about
lie
lie in
menace
obtain
peril
preexist
prevail
threatenMeaning of "be": happen, occur, take place
Verb
Meaning: happen, occur, take placeExample: 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 kitchenSynonyms: beMeaning of "be": be identical or equivalent to
Verb
Meaning: be identical or equivalent toExample: One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!Synonyms: be
equalHyponyms: agree
check
correspond
equate
fit
gibe
jibe
match
represent
stand for
tally
translateAntonyms: differMeaning of "be": form or compose
Verb
Meaning: form or composeExample: 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 armySynonyms: be
comprise
constitute
make up
representHyponyms: compose
constitute
fall into
fall under
form
make
pose
present
range
straddle
supplementMeaning of "be": work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
Verb
Meaning: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific functionExample: He is a herpetologist
She is our resident philosopherSynonyms: be
followHyponyms: cox
vetMeaning of "be": represent, as of a character on stage
Verb
Meaning: represent, as of a character on stageExample: Derek Jacobi was HamletSynonyms: be
embody
personifyHyponyms: body
exemplify
personify
representHypernyms: represent
stand for
symbolise
symbolize
typifyMeaning of "be": spend or use time
Verb
Meaning: spend or use timeExample: I may be an hourSynonyms: beHypernyms: occupy
take
use upMeaning of "be": have life, be alive
Verb
Meaning: have life, be aliveExample: Our great leader is no more
My grandfather lived until the end of warSynonyms: be
liveMeaning of "be": to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
Verb
Meaning: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive formExample: let her beSynonyms: beHypernyms: remain
rest
stayMeaning of "be": be priced at
Verb
Meaning: be priced atExample: These shoes cost $100Synonyms: be
costHyponyms: knock back
put back
set backHypernyms: beAdjective: (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence. 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 2: Rachel wepynge ffor her chyldren, and wolde nott be comforted because they were not. c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet: To be, or not to be, that is the Question […]. 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12: it were great sottishnesse, and apparent false-hood, to say, that that is which is not yet in being, or that already hath ceased from being. 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici, II.2: There is surely a peece of Divinity in us, something that was before the Elements, and owes no homage unto the Sun. 2004, Richard Schickel, "Not Just an African Story", Time, 13 December: The genial hotel manager of the past is no more. Now owner of a trucking concern and living in Belgium, Rusesabagina says the horrors he witnessed in Rwanda "made me a different man."1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 2: Rachel wepynge ffor her chyldren, and wolde nott be comforted because they were not.c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet: To be, or not to be, that is the Question […].1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12: it were great sottishnesse, and apparent false-hood, to say, that that is which is not yet in being, or that already hath ceased from being.1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici, II.2: There is surely a peece of Divinity in us, something that was before the Elements, and owes no homage unto the Sun.2004, Richard Schickel, "Not Just an African Story", Time, 13 December: The genial hotel manager of the past is no more. Now owner of a trucking concern and living in Belgium, Rusesabagina says the horrors he witnessed in Rwanda "made me a different man."With there as dummy subject: to exist. 1598, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice: Some men there are loue not a gaping Pigge: / Some that are mad, if they behold a Cat: / And others, when the bag-pipe sings i'th nose, / Cannot containe their Vrine for affection. 1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion: "There is a sort of domestic enjoyment to be known even in a crowd, and this you had." 2011, Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 6 July: "There has been lots of commentary on who is staying and who is staying out and this weekend will be the real test," said one senior media buying agency executive who has pulled the advertising for one major client.1598, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice: Some men there are loue not a gaping Pigge: / Some that are mad, if they behold a Cat: / And others, when the bag-pipe sings i'th nose, / Cannot containe their Vrine for affection.1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion: "There is a sort of domestic enjoyment to be known even in a crowd, and this you had."2011, Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 6 July: "There has been lots of commentary on who is staying and who is staying out and this weekend will be the real test," said one senior media buying agency executive who has pulled the advertising for one major client.(intransitive) To occupy a place. The cup is on the table.(intransitive) To occur, to take place. When will the meeting be?(intransitive, without predicate) elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar. The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come. I have been to Spain many times.(transitive, copulative) Used to name the age of a subject. I'm 20.(transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same. Ignorance is bliss.(transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same. 3 times 5 is fifteen.(transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal. François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.(transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it. The sky is blue.(transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase. The sky is a deep blue today.(transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice. The dog was drowned by the boy. 1995, C. K. Ogden, Psyche: An Annual General and Linguistic Psychology 1920-1952, C. K. Ogden, ISBN 9780415127790, page 13: Study courses of Esperanto and Ido have been broadcast.1995, C. K. Ogden, Psyche: An Annual General and Linguistic Psychology 1920-1952, C. K. Ogden, ISBN 9780415127790, page 13: Study courses of Esperanto and Ido have been broadcast.(transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses. The woman is walking. I shall be writing to you soon. We liked to chat while we were eating. 1995, C. K. Ogden, Psyche: An Annual General and Linguistic Psychology 1920-1952, C. K. Ogden, ISBN 9780415127790, page 13: In the possibility of radio uses of a constructed language — and such experiments are proving successful—vast sums of money and untold social forces may be involved.1995, C. K. Ogden, Psyche: An Annual General and Linguistic Psychology 1920-1952, C. K. Ogden, ISBN 9780415127790, page 13: In the possibility of radio uses of a constructed language — and such experiments are proving successful—vast sums of money and untold social forces may be involved.(archaic) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go" 1606,Macbeth by William Shakespeare: They are not yet come back. (instead of the modern They have not yet come back.) 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, ll.67-68 ‘I wish that he were come to me, / For he will come,’ she said. Matthew 28:6 (various translations, from the King James Version of 1611 to Revised Version of 1881): He is not here; for he is risen […]. 1922, A. E. Housman, Last Poems XXV, l.13: The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning;1606,Macbeth by William Shakespeare: They are not yet come back. (instead of the modern They have not yet come back.)1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, ll.67-68 ‘I wish that he were come to me, / For he will come,’ she said.Matthew 28:6 (various translations, from the King James Version of 1611 to Revised Version of 1881): He is not here; for he is risen […].1922, A. E. Housman, Last Poems XXV, l.13: The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning;(transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic. I am to leave tomorrow. I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.Used to link a subject to a count or measurement. This building is three hundred years old. It is almost eight. I am 75 kilograms.(With since) used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event. It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period) It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.(often impersonal) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like. It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid. Why is it so dark in here?Synonyms:
breathe, do, last, prevail, move, remain, rest, stay, persist, live, continue, subsist, stand, act, survive, inhabit, hold, obtain, abide, endure, go on, be alive, have being, have place, transpire, befall, occur, come about, come to pass, take place,
Antonyms:
cease, discontinue, refuse, reject, forsake, idle, lose, pass, stop, depart, go, leave, give up, quit, die, halt,