being
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈbiːɪŋ/
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- Raymond Shaw is the bravest, kindest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known.
- a human being
- fellow human beings
Attention of human beings is the asset.
- Attention of human beings is the asset.
- Nature separated from the divine being is simply nothing.
Examples
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In fact, to use Buber's own words, "Without it, a human being cannot live."
Academic text (2011) -
How can I argue with how he's turned out as a human being?
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So I took him up to my place, like any human being would.
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What an incredible human being.
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Right, just a couple human beings having a conversation.
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I had known the beautiful things we human beings can do to one another.
Fiction book (1991) -
The life of an innocent human being is worth more than the life of a murderer.
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Do you comprehend what it is to be responsible for another human being?
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He's a despicable human being.
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Every human being has the ability to think and feel.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
A living being such as an animal, not a plant or thing
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3.5
A living thing like an animal or plant made of cells
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2.8
A plant, an animal, or a tiny organism
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1.0
A plant, animal, or small creature that grows and needs food and water
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
To act too polite and flattering to someone in power to gain approval
Compounds
3
7.5
A perfect, all-powerful, all-knowing creator and ruler of the universe worshipped in religions that believe in one god
- Slur
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9.9
Feeling proud to come from the countryside and the working class in the United States
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who has a very strong interest in sex that people think is too much
Playing a game of crossing pretend roads and obstacles like the video game Frogger
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Being comes from the verb be, which means 'to exist', so a being is literally 'one who exists' or 'one who is'. That is why we call a person, animal, or other thinking creature a being.