English Dictionary (1-4 of 4)
- Be
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- be
- [biː]
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- 1. to have presence in the realm of perceived reality; exist; live
- 2. to pay a visit; go
- 3. to take place; occur
- 4.
used as a linking verb between the subject of a sentence and its noun or adjective complement or complementing phrase. In this case be expresses the relationship of either essential or incidental equivalence or identity ( John is a man; John is a musician ) or specifies an essential or incidental attribute ( honey is sweet; Susan is angry ). It is also used with an adverbial...
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- be
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- BE
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- 1. bill of exchange
- 2. (in the US) Board of Education
- 3. Bachelor of Education
- 4. Bachelor of Engineering
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Examples (1-5 of 231)
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if the film was to be with you, would you be able to process it?
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salary will be according to age and experience
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matters decided at the meeting cannot be actioned until the following week
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this affair must be cleared up
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again, it could be said that he is not dead
Vocab List (1 of 316)
- be
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- from 娃娃小小's Vocab List
- 现在式am is are 过去式was were 过去分词been 现在分词being
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