to be
- verb
- /bi/
- Suguru, for example, realized that there were many first-generation college students in his classes.
- be evidence
- be significant
- be a way
You can't Force One thing to be the thing, right?
- You can't Force One thing to be the thing, right?
- I would when I was little, not now.
- It's like he said, this is what you could be.
- It's a trap that is a trap, trap, trap.
- And my thing would be George Orwell wasn't right.
- Go out, shed those labels, be your whole self.
- And it's like, OK, well, I'm going to be that then, you know?
- Oh my God, that is of course miss Cheryl.
Examples
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According to the project representatives, so far there is sufficient water in the territories of Choaquere.
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In order for the project to succeed, it needs to be a collaborative effort from everyone involved.
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I think it would be good to try.
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You know, if there was one place in the world that I could go, I think it would be New York.
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Is there anything I can do?
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The Church is formed, and there is a wonderful sense of expanding life in its story.
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Patients are generally pleased if there is a bit of social chat in a consultation.
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And after me, there'll be others.
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Within the framework we have proposed, there is ample space for additional scholarship and reflection.
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There are often leaves and twigs, and there are also other species of bugs and worms.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
Be an example of a group, quality, or part of a total
To make something the same in value or amount as another
Be the parts that form a whole
To be the parts that make up a whole
To include parts or members
To make or be a particular part of something
To have something as the main quality or source
Idioms
- Offensive
To act as if you are better than other people because of your money or taste
- Informal
To imagine being in another person's situation to understand how they feel
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To help and support someone when they are going through a hard time
- Offensive
Work during a strike while other workers protest, making the strike weaker
Compounds
- Informal
A joking name for a woman whose real name people avoid saying
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Be comes from old verbs beon ('to become') and wesan ('to exist'). So when we say am, is, or are, we use be to show who or what someone 'is' or what role they have.