be
- auxiliary
- /bi/
- What you're feeling right now is a sense of loss.
- was used
- is saying
- is considered
When my dad found out that it was me, bro.
- When my dad found out that it was me, bro.
- And all I could think then was it wasn't luck.
- But Oh my gosh it is so stunning.
- They sent me this which is so cute.
- But the bike tattoo is so so so neat.
- The statue in the park was me, not of me.
- What you're feeling right now is a sense of loss.
- So the wise person is full of joy.
- I'll tell you what you are my friend.
- Right now, and Russia is not a small threat.
- And then fifth one is all around debt.
- Their dream life is doing that as well.
- Now I hear that Elsie is a cat fan.
Examples
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Those two fellows will be up to help you tomorrow.
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Why do you want to be a knight so much?
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So this would have been the first report.
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We are aware of the changes and have been planning for them for some time.
Academic text (2011) -
According to our description, it must be a subset of the edges of the graph.
Academic text (2011) -
She is studying for her final exams next week.
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The project has been completed ahead of schedule.
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They are being very supportive during this difficult time.
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Be comes from old verbs beon ('to become') and wesan ('to exist'), and because it once covered many senses it now has many forms like was and were and works as a helper verb. That is why we use be to make tenses, passive voice, and continuous forms.