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be verb

  /bi/ , /biː/
  • Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
  • Used to link a subject to a measurement.
  • To occupy a place.
 essere, stare
  • (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.]
 essere, stare, essere uguale, fare
  • Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
  • To occur, to take place.
 essere
  • (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:
 essere, esserci
  • (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
 essere, venire
  • (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.
  • To remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation.
 avere, essere
  • (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
 andare, venire, essere

being noun

  /ˈbiŋ/ , /ˈbiɪŋ/ , /ˈbiːŋ/ , /ˈbiːɪŋ/
  • A living creature.
 essere, creatura
  • The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
 esistenza
be born
nascere, venire al mondo
be able to
sapere, potere
be careful
attento, fare attenzione, procedi con cautela, stai attento
be silent
tacere
be wrong
errare, essere in errore, essere in torto, ingannarsi, sbagliare, sbagliarsi
there be
esserci
be called
chiamarsi
be bored
annoiarsi
be good for
giovare

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bè

baa
to be careful
careful
ah be'
oh well
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  • English: be, BE
  • italiano: be