be

/bi:/
Noun
  1. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Verb
  1. be priced at
    • These shoes cost $100
  2. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
    • let her be
  3. have life, be alive
    • Our great leader is no more
    • My grandfather lived until the end of war
  4. spend or use time
    • I may be an hour
  5. represent, as of a character on stage
    • Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
  6. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
    • He is a herpetologist
    • She is our resident philosopher
  7. form or compose
    • 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 army
  8. be identical or equivalent to
    • One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
  9. happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house"
    • I lost my wallet
    • There were two hundred people at his funeral
    • There was a lot of noise in the kitchen
  10. have an existence, be extant
    • Is there a God?
  11. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
    • Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back
    • What is behind this behavior?
  12. be identical to; be someone or something
    • The president of the company is John Smith
    • This is my house
  13. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    • John is rich
    • This is not a good answer

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