English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- 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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the case was fully argued before agreement was reached
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it was bruited about that the king was dead
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he was chafed because he was not allowed out
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his nickname was Lefty because he was left-handed
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he thought the bag was heavy, but it was quite light
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