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be - 15 definitions

- noun
1. beryllium -- a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
synonyms: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
2. be -- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. be -- be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
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4. be -- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
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5. exist -- have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
synonyms: exist
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6. be -- happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
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7. equal -- be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
synonyms: equal
antonyms: differ -- be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. constitute -- 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"
synonyms: constitute, represent, make up, comprise
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9. be -- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
synonyms: follow
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10. embody -- represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
synonyms: embody, personify
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11. be -- spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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12. be -- have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
synonyms: live
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13. be -- to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. cost -- be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
synonyms: cost
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
15. be, am -- to have actuality
synonyms: am, is, was, been, were, wert, exist
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
differ -- be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

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