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English Dictionary (1-5 of 10)

Be
  • beryllium

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be
[biː]
  • 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
  • Belgium

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BE
  • 1. bill of exchange
  • 2. (in the US) Board of Education
  • 3. Bachelor of Education
  • 4. Bachelor of Engineering

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fond
[fɒnd]
  • 1. predisposed (to); having a liking (for)
  • 2. loving; tender
  • 3. indulgent; doting
  • 4. (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized
  • 5. foolish
  • 6. credulous
  • 7. C14 fonned , from fonnen to be foolish, from fonne a fool

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Examples (1-5 of 3176)

if the film was to be with you, would you be able to process it?
salary will be according to age and experience
matters decided at the meeting cannot be actioned until the following week
this affair must be cleared up
again, it could be said that he is not dead

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