Definition of Be
1. Noun. A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.
Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 4, Beryllium, Glucinium
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Beryl, Chrysoberyl, Gadolinite, Ytterbite
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Beryl, Chrysoberyl, Gadolinite, Ytterbite
2. Verb. Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun). "John will be angry"; "This is not a good answer"
Specialized synonyms: Look, Hurt, Suffer, Be Well, Suffer, Feel, Remain, Rest, Stay, Continue, Coruscate, Scintillate, Sparkle, Bedevil, Befuddle, Confound, Confuse, Discombobulate, Fox, Fuddle, Throw, Rank, Point, Need, Require, Want, Compact, Pack, Rest, Cut, Boil, Seethe, Moon About, Moon Around, Mope, Appear, Look, Seem, Appear, Seem, Owe, Belong, Cover, Represent, Account, Cut Across, Begin, Start, Begin, Stand, Define, Delimit, Delimitate, Delineate, Specify, Go, Add Up, Make Sense, Comprise, Consist, Prove, Turn Out, Turn Up, Account For, Remain, Adhere, Stand By, Stick, Stick By, Footle, Hang Around, Lallygag, Linger, Loaf, Loiter, Lollygag, Lounge, Lurk, Mess About, Mill About, Mill Around, Tarry, Add Up, Amount, Come, Number, Total, Count, Matter, Weigh, Rate, Deserve, Merit, Buy, Shine, Fall, Depend, Underlie, Stink, Suck, Delimit, Subtend, Body Forth, Embody, Incarnate, Substantiate, Contain, Hold, Take, Cost, Measure, Buzz, Hum, Seethe, Abound, Disaccord, Disagree, Discord, Gape, Yaw, Yawn, Be Given, Incline, Lean, Run, Tend, Go, Run, Enter, Figure, Press, Rage, Interrelate, Relate, Rut, Stagnate, Stagnate, Come In Handy, Squat, Hoodoo, Impend, Range, Run, Continue, Remain, Stay, Stay On, Sell, Translate, Head, Head Up, Come In For, Compare, Come, Fall, Encounter, Run Into, Gravitate, Pay, Diverge, Shine, Iridesce, Lie, Stand, Hang, Litter, Suit, End, Terminate, Fit, Lend, Let Go, Belong, Belong, Curve, Twist, Wind, Jumble, Mingle, Promise, Accept, Take, Clean, Draw, Wash, Balance, Come, Hail, Act, Test, Seem, Answer, Beat, Hold, Count, Contain, Connect, Sell, Sell, Kill, Make, Adorn, Beautify, Deck, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Consist, Work, Lubricate, Breathe, Trim, Swing, Osculate, Retard, Transplant, Cohere, Object, Stick, Recognize, Distribute, Put Out, Bake, Broil, Drown, Swim, Swim, Belong
3. Verb. Be identical to; be someone or something. "This is my house"
4. Verb. Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere. "What is behind this behavior?"
Specialized synonyms: Stretch, Stretch Along, Attend, Go To, Fill, Occupy, Dwell, Inhabit, Live, Populate, Inhabit, Keep One's Distance, Keep One's Eyes Off, Keep One's Hands Off, Stand Back, Stay Away, Extend To, Reach, Touch, Extend, Go, Lead, Pass, Run, Go, Lead, Continue, Cover, Extend, Extend, Poke Out, Reach Out, Lie, Sit, Sit, Sit Around, Face, Straddle, Follow, Center On, Lie, Rest, Belong, Go, Come
5. Verb. Have an existence, be extant. "Is there a God?"
Exact synonyms: Exist
Specialized synonyms: Come, Preexist, Kick About, Kick Around, Knock About, Coexist, Indwell, Hold, Obtain, Prevail, Consist, Dwell, Lie, Lie In, Endanger, Imperil, Jeopardise, Jeopardize, Menace, Peril, Threaten, Flow, Distribute, Dwell, Inhabit
Derivative terms: Being, Existence, Existent, Existent, Existent
Specialized synonyms: Come, Preexist, Kick About, Kick Around, Knock About, Coexist, Indwell, Hold, Obtain, Prevail, Consist, Dwell, Lie, Lie In, Endanger, Imperil, Jeopardise, Jeopardize, Menace, Peril, Threaten, Flow, Distribute, Dwell, Inhabit
Derivative terms: Being, Existence, Existent, Existent, Existent
6. Verb. Happen, occur, take place. "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
7. Verb. Be identical or equivalent to. "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
Exact synonyms: Equal
Specialized synonyms: Correspond, Equate, Agree, Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally, Correspond, Represent, Stand For, Translate
Antonyms: Differ
Specialized synonyms: Correspond, Equate, Agree, Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally, Correspond, Represent, Stand For, Translate
Antonyms: Differ
8. Verb. Form or compose. "These few men comprise his entire army"
Exact synonyms: Comprise, Constitute, Make Up, Represent
Specialized synonyms: Make, Compose, Constitute, Form, Make, Range, Straddle, Fall Into, Fall Under, Pose, Present, Supplement
Derivative terms: Constituent, Make-up, Makeup
Specialized synonyms: Make, Compose, Constitute, Form, Make, Range, Straddle, Fall Into, Fall Under, Pose, Present, Supplement
Derivative terms: Constituent, Make-up, Makeup
9. Verb. Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. "She is our resident philosopher"
10. Verb. Represent, as of a character on stage. "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
Exact synonyms: Embody, Personify
Generic synonyms: Represent, Stand For, Symbolise, Symbolize, Typify
Specialized synonyms: Body, Personify, Exemplify, Represent
Derivative terms: Persona, Persona
Generic synonyms: Represent, Stand For, Symbolise, Symbolize, Typify
Specialized synonyms: Body, Personify, Exemplify, Represent
Derivative terms: Persona, Persona
11. Verb. Spend or use time. "I may be an hour"
12. Verb. Have life, be alive. "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
Exact synonyms: Live
Related verbs: Endure, Go, Hold Out, Hold Up, Last, Live, Live On, Survive
Derivative terms: Being, Living
Related verbs: Endure, Go, Hold Out, Hold Up, Last, Live, Live On, Survive
Derivative terms: Being, Living
13. Verb. To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form. "Let her be"
14. Verb. Be priced at. "These shoes cost $100"
Exact synonyms: Cost
Specialized synonyms: Knock Back, Put Back, Set Back
Derivative terms: Cost, Cost
Specialized synonyms: Knock Back, Put Back, Set Back
Derivative terms: Cost, Cost
Definition of Be
1. v. i. To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.
Definition of Be
1. to have actuality [v present sing. 1st person AM, 2d ARE or ART, 3d IS, past sing. 1st and 3d persons WAS, 2d WERE or WAST or WERT, past participle BEEN, present participle BEING]
Medical Definition of Be
1. Symbol for beryllium. (05 Mar 2000)
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