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be verb

  /bi/ , /biː/
  • To occupy a place.
 sein, befinden
  • Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
  • Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
  • Used to link a subject to a measurement.
  • (dynamic / lexical be, especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
  • (with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
  • (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
  • To remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation.
 sein
  • (rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses, the first of which is a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place), and the second of which is a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
 sein, werden
  • To occur, to take place.
 sein, stattfinden
  • (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
  • (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
  • As an intransitive lexical verb:
 sein, existieren
  • (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
 werden, sein

being noun

  /ˈbiŋ/ , /ˈbiɪŋ/ , /ˈbiːŋ/ , /ˈbiːɪŋ/
  • A living creature.
 Wesen, Geschöpf
  • The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
 Dasein, Sein

Bes properNoun

  /bɛs/
  • (Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth.
 Bes
be able to
können, vermögen, in der Lage sein
there be
geben, es gibt
be called
heißen, nennen
be silent
schweigen, still sein
be born
geboren werden, auf die Welt kommen, das Licht der Welt erblicken, zur Welt kommen
be all about
abfahren, drehen, gehen, handeln
be wrong
irren, täuschen, verschätzen
be my guest
bedienen, zugreifen
be about
handeln, gehen, von ... sein, über ... sein
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