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be

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verb

past tense first- and third-person singular was ˈwəz How to pronounce be (audio)
ˈwäz
; past tense second-person singular were ˈwər How to pronounce be (audio) ; past tense plural were; past subjunctive were; past participle been ˈbin How to pronounce be (audio) ˈben How to pronounce be (audio)
chiefly British
ˈbēn How to pronounce be (audio)
; present participle being ˈbē(-i)ŋ How to pronounce be (audio) ; present tense first-person singular am
əm,
ˈam How to pronounce be (audio)
; present tense second-person singular are ˈär How to pronounce be (audio)
ər
; present tense third-person singular is ˈiz How to pronounce be (audio)
əz
; present tense plural are; present subjunctive be

intransitive verb

1
a
: to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize
God is love
January is the first month
let x be 10
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
The leaves are green.
e
: to belong to the class of
the fish is a trout
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
I think, therefore I am
b
: to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position
the book is on the table
c
: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted
used only in infinitive form
let him be
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

1
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

Be

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symbol

beryllium

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abbreviation (1)

Baumé

BE

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abbreviation (2)

1
bachelor of education
2
bachelor of engineering
3
bill of exchange
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be-

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prefix

1
: on : around : over
besmear
2
: to a great or greater degree : thoroughly
befuddle
3
: excessively : ostentatiously
in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs
bedeck
and in adjectives based on adjectives ending in -ed
beribboned
4
: about : to : at : upon : against : across
bestride
5
: make : cause to be : treat as
belittle
befriend
6
: call or dub especially excessively
bedoctor
7
: affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively
bedevil
befog

Synonyms

Example Sentences

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old English bēon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce

Prefix

Middle English, from Old English bi-, be-; akin to Old English by, near — more at by

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

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The first known use of be was before the 12th century

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