be

Meaning of be

verb
  1. exist.
    there are no easy answers
    there once was a man
    there must be something wrong
    I think, therefore I am
  2. occur; take place.
    the exhibition will be in November
    the opening event is on October 16
    that was before the war
  3. having the state, quality, identity, nature, role, etc., specified.
    Amy was 91
    the floor was uneven
    I want to be a teacher
    father was not well
    it will be Christmas soon
    ‘Be careful,’ Mr Carter said
  4. say.
    last time I saw her she was all ‘You need to quit smoking!’
verb
  1. used with a present participle to form continuous tenses.
    they are coming
    he had been reading
    she will be waiting
  2. used with a past participle to form the passive voice.
    it was done
    it is said
    his book will be published
  3. used to indicate something that is due or destined to happen.
    construction is to begin next summer
    his mum was never to see him win
  4. used with the past participle of intransitive verbs to form perfect tenses.
    I am returned

Old English bēon, an irregular and defective verb, whose full conjugation derives from several originally distinct verbs. The forms am and is are from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sum and est . The forms was and were are from an Indo-European root meaning ‘remain’. The forms be and been are from an Indo-European root shared by Latin fui ‘I was’, fio ‘I become’, and Greek phuein ‘bring forth, cause to grow’. The origin of are is uncertain.

prefix
  1. (forming verbs) all over; all round.
    bespatter
  2. (added to intransitive verbs) expressing transitive action.
    bemoan
  3. (added to adjectives and nouns) expressing transitive action.
    befool
    befriend
  4. (added to nouns) affect with.
    befog
  5. (forming adjectives ending in -ed ) having; covered with.
    bejewelled

Old English, weak form of ‘by’.

symbol

the chemical element beryllium.

abbreviation, noun
  1. Bachelor of Education.
  2. Bachelor of Engineering.
  3. bill of exchange.

noun, symbol

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

Information about be

Hyphenation of be

be

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 2 chars.
  • be is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

be synonyms

Meaning beryllium:

beryllium, Be, glucinium

Meaning exist:

exist

Meaning equal:

equal

Meaning constitute:

constitute, represent, comprise

Meaning follow:

follow

Meaning embody:

embody, personify

Meaning live:

live

Meaning cost:

cost

Meaning take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process:

breathe

Meaning happen; take place:

occur

Meaning take place; occur:

happen

Meaning (of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent:

arise

Meaning (of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed:

transpire

Meaning move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control:

fall

Meaning become actual fact; happen:

materialize

Meaning happen or occur afterwards or as a result:

ensue

Meaning (especially of something bad) happen to (someone):

befall

Meaning happen:

betide

Translation of be

Anagrams of be

Eb

Words that rhyme with be

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