be
/bi/
हुन
noun
1. beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
verb
1. be
have the quality of being
(copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"
"This is not a good answer"
2. be
be identical to
be someone or something
"The president of the company is John Smith"
"This is my house"
3. be
occupy a certain position or area
be somewhere
"Where is my umbrella?"
"The toolshed is in the back"
"What is behind this behavior?"
4. exist
have an existence, be extant
"Is there a God?"
5. 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"
6. equal
be identical or equivalent to
"One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
7. constitute, represent, make up, comprise
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"
8. follow
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
"He is a herpetologist"
"She is our resident philosopher"
9. embody, personify
represent, as of a character on stage
"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
10. be
spend or use time
"I may be an hour"
11. live
have life, be alive
"Our great leader is no more"
"My grandfather lived until the end of war"
12. be
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
"let her be"
13. cost
be priced at
"These shoes cost $100"
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