archaic past tense second-person singular of be
intransitive verb
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a : to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize January is the first month b : to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as The first person I met was my brother. c : to constitute the same class as These three books are the authoritative works on the president's life. d : to have a specified qualification or characterization e : to belong to the class of Keeping this room clean is your responsibility. —used regularly in senses 1a through 1e as the copula of simple predication 2
a : to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live b : to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position c : to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted —used only in infinitive form d : to take place : occur the concert was last night e : to come or go has already been and gone has never been to the circus f archaic : belong, befall … to thine and Albany's issue be this perpetual. Shakespeare auxiliary verb
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—used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive-voice auxiliary the money was foundthe house is being built 2
—used as the auxiliary of the present participle in progressive tenses expressing continuous action he is readingI have been sleeping 3
—used with the past participle of some intransitive verbs as an auxiliary forming archaic perfect tenses … Christ is risen from the dead … — 1 Corinthians 15:20 (Douay Version) 4
—used with to + infinitive to express futurity, arrangement in advance, or obligation I am to interview him todayshe was to become famous