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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- to occupy a place
- 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 has the qualities described by an adjective
- used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal
- elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar
- to occur, take place
- auxiliary (archaic in English): used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs
- auxiliary: used to form the passive voice
- 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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bûn
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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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- a living creature
- the state or fact of existence
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bûn
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