be
verb
/ˈbiː/
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/ˈbə/
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/ˈbɪ/
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[ˈbə]
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[ˈbɪ]
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[ˈbɪi̯]
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- used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent
- used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase
- used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal
- used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective
- to occupy a place
- to occur, take place
- auxiliary: used to form the passive voice
- used to link a subject to a count or measurement
- auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence
- auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses
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être
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- used to state the age of a subject in years
- auxiliary (archaic in English): used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs
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avoir,
être
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- elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar
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aller,
venir,
être
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- used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality
- used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same
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faire,
être
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being
noun
/ˈbi.ɪŋ/
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/ˈbiŋ/
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/ˈbiː.ɪŋ/
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/ˈbiːŋ/
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être,
créature
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- the state or fact of existence
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être,
existence
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Bes
properNoun
/bɛs/
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- ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility
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Bès
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