be

Noun

• a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

Verb

• be priced at
  • These shoes cost $100
    

• to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
  • let her be
    

• have life, be alive
  • Our great leader is no more
    
  • My grandfather lived until the end of war
    

• spend or use time
  • I may be an hour
    

• represent, as of a character on stage
  • Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
    

• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
  • He is a herpetologist
    
  • She is our resident philosopher
    

• 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
    

• be identical or equivalent to
  • One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
    

• 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
    

• have an existence, be extant
  • Is there a God?
    

• occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  • Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back
    
  • What is behind this behavior?
    

• be identical to; be someone or something
  • The president of the company is John Smith
    
  • This is my house
    

• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • John is rich
    
  • This is not a good answer
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  beryllium , Be , glucinium , atomic number 4 , cost , live , embody , personify , follow , constitute , represent , make up , comprise , equal , exist