be (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 14 senses of the word *Be / be*:
VERB	stative	be	have the quality of being
stative	be	be identical / identical to
stative	be	occupy a certain position or area
stative	be, exist	have an existence, be extant
stative	be	happen, occur, take place
stative	be, equal	be identical or equivalent to
stative	be, constitute, represent, make up, comprise	form or compose
social	be, follow	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
stative	be, embody, personify	represent, as of a character on stage
possession	be	spend or use time
stative	be, live	have life, be alive
stative	be	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
stative	be, cost	be priced at
NOUN	substance	Be, beryllium, glucinium, atomic number 4	a light strong brittle / brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

Be / be > pronunciation
Sounds	biy; biy'
Rhymes	ab / Ab / AB ... zombie: 62 rhymes with biy...

English > Be: 14 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A light strong brittle / brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.
Synonyms	beryllium, glucinium, atomic number 4
Broader	metallic element, metal	Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance of	beryl	The chief source of beryllium
	chrysoberyl	A rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form
	gadolinite, ytterbite	A mineral that is a source of rare earths
Spanish	berilio, glucinio, número atómico 4
Catalan	beril·li, número atòmic 4

English > be: 14 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP
Model	John will be angry
Narrower	abound	Be abundant or plentiful
	accept, take	Be designed to hold or take
	account	Be the sole or primary factor / factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
	account for	Be the reason or explanation for
	act	Be suitable for theatrical performance
	answer	Be liable or accountable
	appear, seem	seem to be true, probable, or apparent
	bake, broil	Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
	balance	Be in equilibrium
	be well	Be healthy
	beat	Be superior
	begin, start	Have a beginning characterized in some specified way
	begin	Have a beginning, of a temporal event
	behoove, behove	Be appropriate or necessary
	belong	Be owned by
	belong	Be rightly classified in a class or category
	belong	Be suitable or acceptable
	belong	Be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
	breathe	Allow the passage of air through
	buy	Be worth or be capable of buying
	clean	Be cleanable
	cohere	Have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
	come in for	Be subject to or the object of
	come in handy	Be useful for a certain purpose
	compact, pack	Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
	compare	Be comparable / comparable
	confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate	Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to
	connect	Be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
	consist, comprise	Be composed of
	consist	Have its essential character
	contain	Be divisible by
	contain, take, hold	Be capable of holding or containing
	continue	Exist over a prolonged period of time
	cost, be	Be priced at
	count, matter, weigh	Have weight
	count	Have a certain value or carry a certain weight
	cover	Be sufficient to meet / meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
	cut	Allow incision / incision or separation
	cut across	Be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
	deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify	Be beautiful to look at
	depend	Be contingent upon (something that is elided)
	deserve, merit	Be worthy or deserving
	disagree, disaccord, discord	Be different from one another
	distribute	Be mathematically distributive
	diverge	Have no limits as a mathematical series
	draw	Allow a draft
	end, terminate	Be the end of
	fall	Be due
	fall, come	Come under, be classified or included
	feel	Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
	figure, enter	Be or play a part of or in
	fit	conform to some shape or size
	gape, yawn, yaw	Be wide open
	go	Be or continue to be in a certain condition
	gravitate	Be attracted to
	hail, come	Be a native of
	hang	Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
	head, head up	Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
	hold	Have as a major characteristic / characteristic
	hoodoo	Bring bad luck
	hum, buzz, seethe	Be noisy with activity
	impend	Be imminent or about to happen / happen / happen
	incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate	represent in bodily form
	iridesce	Be iridescent
jumble, mingle	Be all mixed up or jumbled together
kill	Be fatal
lend	Have certain characteristics / characteristics of qualities for something
let go	Be relaxed
lie	Be and remain in a particular state or condition
litter	strew
loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around	Be about
look	Have a certain outward or facial expression
look, appear, seem	Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
lubricate	Have lubricating properties
make	Be suitable for
make sense, add up	Be reasonable / reasonable or logical or comprehensible
measure	Have certain dimensions
mope, moon around, moon about	Be apathetic / apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
object	Be averse to or express disapproval of
osculate	Be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
owe	Be in debt
pay	Be worth it
point	Be positionable in a specified manner
press	Be urgent
promise	Give grounds for expectations
prove, turn out, turn up	Be shown or be found to be
put out	Be sexually active
rage	Be violent
range, run	change or be different within limits
rank	Take or have a position relative to others
rate	Be worthy of or have a certain rating
recognize	Exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
relate, interrelate	Be in a relationship with
remain	Be left
represent	Be representative or typical for
rest	not move
retard	Be delayed
run, go	Have a particular form
run into, encounter	Be beset by
rut	Be in a state of sexual excitement
seem	Appear to exist
seethe, boil	Be in an agitated emotional state
sell	Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
sell	Be responsible for the sale / sale of
sell	Be approved of or gain acceptance
shine	Be distinguished or eminent
shine	Be clear and obvious
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate	Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate	Determine the essential quality of
squat	Be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
stagnate	Cease to flow
stagnate	stand still
stand	Occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
stand	Be in some specified state or condition
stand by, stick by, stick, adhere	Be loyal to
stay, remain, rest	Stay the same
stay, stay on, continue, remain	Continue in a place, position, or situation
stick	Be or become fixed
stink	Be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
subtend, delimit	Be opposite to
suck, blow	Be inadequate or objectionable
suffer, hurt	Feel pain or be in pain
suffer	Feel unwell or uncomfortable
suit	Be agreeable or acceptable
swim, drown	Be covered with or submerged in a liquid
swim	Be dizzy or giddy
swing	Have a certain musical rhythm
tend, be given, lean, incline, run	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
test	show a certain characteristic when tested
total, number, add up, come, amount	add up in number or quantity
translate	Be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
transplant	Be transplantable
trim	Be in equilibrium during a flight
underlie	Be or form the base for
want, need, require	Have need of
wash	Be capable of being washed
wind, twist, curve	Extend in curves and turns
work	Behave in a certain way when handled
Spanish	estar, ser
Catalan	ésser, estar, ser

English > be: 14 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be identical / identical to; be someone or something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Spanish	ser
Catalan	ser

English > be: 14 senses > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"What is behind this behavior?"
Narrower	attend, go to	Be present at (meetings, church services, university) , etc.
	belong, go	Be in the right place or situation
	center on	Have as a center
	come	Exist or occur in a certain point in a series
	cover, continue, extend	span an interval / interval of distance, space or time
	extend, poke out, reach out	reach outward in space
	face	Be opposite
	follow	Be next
	go, lead	Lead, extend, or afford access
	inhabit	Be present in
	lie	Be located or situated somewhere
	lie, rest	Have a place in relation to something else
	occupy, fill	Occupy the whole of
	populate, dwell, live, inhabit	Inhabit or live in
	reach, extend to, touch	To extend as far as
	run, go, pass, lead, extend	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
	sit, sit around	Be around, often idly or without specific purpose
	sit	Be located or situated somewhere
	stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away	Stay clear of, avoid
	straddle	Sit or stand astride of
	stretch, stretch along	Occupy a large, elongated area
Spanish	estar, haber
Catalan	estar, haver, ser

English > be: 14 senses > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Have an existence, be extant.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	exist
Entailed by	live	Lead a certain kind of life
Narrower	coexist, cohabit	Exist together
	come	Be found or available
	distribute	Be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
	dwell, consist, lie, lie in	originate (in)
	dwell, inhabit	Exist or be situated within
	endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril	pose a threat to
	flow	Be abundantly present
	indwell	To exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
	kick around, knock about, kick about	Be around
	preexist	Exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
	prevail, hold, obtain	Be valid, applicable, or true
Spanish	existir, haber, ser
Catalan	existir, haver
Nouns	being	the state or fact of existing

English > be: 14 senses > verb 5, stative
Meaning	happen, occur, take place.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Spanish	haber, ocurrir, pasar, ser, suceder
Catalan	ocòrrer, passar, ser, succeir

English > be: 14 senses > verb 6, stative
Meaning	Be identical or equivalent to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	equal
Narrower	equate, correspond	Be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
	match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree	Be compatible, similar or consistent
	represent, stand for, correspond	Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
	translate	Be equivalent in effect
Opposite	differ	Be different
Spanish	equivaler, ser equivalente, ser, significar
Catalan	equivaler, ser equivalent

English > be: 14 senses > verb 7, stative
Meaning	form or compose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"These constitute my entire belonging"
Synonyms	constitute, represent, make up, comprise
Narrower	compose	form the substance of
	fall into, fall under	Be included in or classified as
	form, constitute, make	To compose or represent
	make	constitute the essence of
	present, pose	introduce
	range, straddle	Range or extend over
	supplement	Serve as a supplement to
Spanish	constituir, integrar, representar, ser
Catalan	constituir, formar, integrar, representar, ser

English > be: 14 senses > verb 8, social
Meaning	Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	follow
Narrower	cox	act as the coxswain, in a boat race
Narrower	vet	Work as a veterinarian
Spanish	seguir, ser
Catalan	seguir

English > be: 14 senses > verb 9, stative
Meaning	represent, as of a character on stage.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	embody, personify
Narrower	body, personify	invest with or as with a body
Narrower	exemplify, represent	Be characteristic of
Broader	typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent	Express indirectly by an image, form, or model
Spanish	caracterizar, encarnar, personificar, representar
Catalan	caracteritzar, encarnar, personificar

English > be: 14 senses > verb 10, possession
Meaning	spend or use time.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"I may be an hour"
Broader	take, occupy, use up	require (time or space)

English > be: 14 senses > verb 11, stative
Meaning	Have life, be alive.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonym	live
Entailed by	outlive, outlast, survive	Live longer than
Entailed by	survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out	Continue to live through hardship or adversity
Similar to	survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out	Continue to live through hardship or adversity
Spanish	durar, existir, morar, vivir
Catalan	existir, persistir, viure
Nouns	being	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

English > be: 14 senses > verb 12, stative
Meaning	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"let her be"
Broader	stay, remain, rest	Stay the same
Spanish	estar
Catalan	estar

English > be: 14 senses > verb 13, stative
Meaning	Be priced at.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonym	cost
Narrower	set back, knock back, put back	cost a certain amount
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	costar, valer
Catalan	costar, valer

HyperDic: be