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Noun be- has 1 sense
- beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4 - a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
--1 is a kind of metallic element, metal
--1 is a substance of beryl; chrysoberyl; gadolinite, ytterbite
Verb be- has 13 senses
- be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
Sample sentence:
John will be angry
- be - be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- 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"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be - 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"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- be, follow - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s somebody
- embody, be, personify - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
--9 is one way to typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- be - spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
--10 is one way to take, occupy, use up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- be, live - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted
--12 is one way to stay, remain, rest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- cost, be - be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
--13 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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