The meaning of Be

bəˈrɪlɪəm

Irregular verb

1 form	Be
2 form	Was/were
3 form	Been

Be – definition

verb
Exist.
Usage examples:
There are no easy answers
Synonims:
Exist Have being Have existence Live Be alive Have life Breathe Draw breath Be extant Be viable
verb
Occur; take place.
Usage examples:
The exhibition will be in november
Synonims:
Occur Happen Take place Come about Arise Crop up Transpire Fall Materialize Ensue Come to pass Befall Betide
verb
Having the state, quality, identity, nature, role, etc., specified.
Usage examples:
Amy was 91
verb
Say.
Usage examples:
Last time i saw her she was all ‘you need to quit smoking!’

prefix
(forming verbs) all over; all round.
Usage examples:
Bespatter
prefix
(added to intransitive verbs) expressing transitive action.
Usage examples:
Bemoan
prefix
(added to adjectives and nouns) expressing transitive action.
Usage examples:
Befool
prefix
(added to nouns) affect with.
Usage examples:
Befog
prefix
(forming adjectives ending in -ed ) having; covered with.
Usage examples:
Bejewelled

abbreviation
Bachelor of education.
abbreviation
Bachelor of engineering.
abbreviation
Bill of exchange.

noun
The chemical element of atomic number 4, a hard grey metal.

The chemical element beryllium.
Have a specified quality or characteristic

auxiliary verb
Used with a present participle to form continuous tenses.
Usage examples:
They are coming

auxiliary verb
Used with a past participle to form the passive voice.
Usage examples:
It was done

auxiliary verb
Used to indicate something that is due or destined to happen.
Usage examples:
Construction is to begin next summer

auxiliary verb
Used with the past participle of intransitive verbs to form perfect tenses.
Usage examples:
I am returned

Be translation into English

Be: translate from English into Chinese

是, 为, 有, 在, 做, 当, 系, 乃, 乃是, 居

Be: translate from English into Dutch

Zijn, Worden, Staan, Liggen, Gebeuren, Wezen, Verkeren

Be: translate from English into French

Être, Devenir, Exister, Venir, Aller, Coûter, Se porter, Appartenir

Be: translate from English into German

Sein, Liegen, Betragen, Stehen, Machen, Lauten, Heißen, Sitzen, Stecken, Sich befinden, Weilen

Be: translate from English into Hindi

होना, बजट अनुमान

Be: translate from English into Italian

Essere, Stare, Avere, Diventare, Trovarsi, Fare, Rimanere, Venire, Trovare, Andare, Esistere, Trattare, Sentirsi, Accadere, Avere luogo, Riuscire, Significare, Vivere, Provenire, Trattenersi

Be: translate from English into Korean

~이다, 있다, 이다, 되다, ...이 되다, 생존하다, 존재하다, 일어나다, 지속하다, ...되어 있다, ...하다, ...하고 있는 중이다, ...하기로 되어 있다, ...할 작정이다, ...해야 한다, 가령 ...이라고 하면

Be: translate from English into Russian

Быть, Находиться, Составлять, Должен, Существовать, Происходить, Равняться, Стоить, Бывать, Тратта, Обстоять, Случаться, Переводный вексель, Побывать, Посещать

Be: translate from English into Spanish

Ser, Estar, Existir, Encontrarse, Hacer, Ir, Hallarse, Extenderse

Word origin

Old English, weak form of bī ‘by’.

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Be synonims

arise

verb
(of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent.
Usage examples:
New difficulties had arisen

verb
To come into existence or begin to be noticed; happen
Usage examples:
Problems arise when kids leave school., when the opportunity arose, he decided to take it., we aros…

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befall

verb
(especially of something bad) happen to (someone).
Usage examples:
A tragedy befell his daughter

verb
(of something bad) to happen to a person or place
Usage examples:
Many natural disasters have befallen that region.

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betide

verb
Happen.
Usage examples:
I waited with beating heart, not knowing what would betide

verb
To happen (to someone)

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breathe

briːð

verb
Take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process.
Usage examples:
She was breathing deeply

All meanings and translations of Breathe

come about

kʌm

phrasal verb
Come to pass

phrasal verb
To happen, or start to happen
Usage examples:
How did the problem come about in the first place?

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crop up

phrasal verb
Appear suddenly or unexpectedly

phrasal verb
To happen or appear unexpectedly
Usage examples:
Her name keeps cropping up in their conversations.

All meanings and translations of Crop up

ensue

ɪnˈsjuː

verb
Happen or occur afterwards or as a result.
Usage examples:
The difficulties which ensued from their commitment to cuba

verb
To happen after something else, esp. as a result of it
Usage examples:
Chaos ensued when 60 charter schools run by one company were all suddenly closed., after his outbur…

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exist

verb
Have objective reality or being.
Usage examples:
Dossiers existed on almost everyone of prominence

verb
To be; have the ability to be known, recognized, or understood
Usage examples:
Can the mind exist independently of the body?, programs like medicaid for the poor did not exist at…

All meanings and translations of Exist

fall

fɔːl

verb
Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.
Usage examples:
Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun
An act of falling or collapsing.
Usage examples:
His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb
Descend freely under the influence of gravity

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happen

ˈhæp.ən

verb
Take place; occur.
Usage examples:
Two hours had passed and still nothing had happened

adverb
Perhaps; maybe.
Usage examples:
Happen i'll go back just for a while

verb
(of a situation or event) to come into existence; occur
Usage examples:
If you want to know what is happening in the world, you have to read the newspapers., no one knows …

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live

lʌɪv

verb
Remain alive.
Usage examples:
The doctors said she had only six months to live

adjective
Not dead or inanimate; living.
Usage examples:
Live animals

adverb
As or at an actual event or performance.
Usage examples:
The match will be televised live

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materialize

verb
Become actual fact; happen.
Usage examples:
The forecast rate of increase did not materialize

verb
(of ideas and wishes) to become real or true
Usage examples:
Her hopes of owning her own restaurant never materialized., they listened to the footsteps, then wa…

All meanings and translations of Materialize

occur

əˈkɜːr

verb
Happen; take place.
Usage examples:
The accident occurred at about 3.30 p.m.

verb
(esp. of unexpected events) to happen
Usage examples:
The incident occurred shortly after the plane took off., the condition occurs primarily in older ad…

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transpire

verb
(of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed.
Usage examples:
It transpired that millions of dollars of debt had been hidden in a complex web of transactions

verb
To happen
Usage examples:
A lot has transpired since we last spoke.

All meanings and translations of Transpire

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