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Noun being has 2 senses

being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
--₁ is a kind of state
Antonyms: nonbeing
--₁ has particulars:

actuality; eternity, timelessness, timeless existence; preexistence; coexistence; subsistence; presence; life; animation, life, living, aliveness; life; transcendence, transcendency; possibility, possibleness

Derived form: verb be₄

organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
--₂ is a kind of living thing, animate thing
--₂ has parts: cell; body part
--₂ has substances: tissue
--₂ has particulars:

Derived form: verb be₁₁

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?"

Derived form: noun being₁
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"

Derived form: noun being₂
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