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be verb

  /bi/ , /biː/ , /bɪ/ , [bi(ː)] , [biː] , [bɪj]
  • (rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
zijn, gelijk zijn, zijn aan het +
  • 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 or prepositional phrase.
zijn, wezen
  • To occur, to take place.
zijn, plaatsvinden
  • To occupy a place.
zijn, wezen, liggen, staan, zitten, zich bevinden
  • (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
zijn, bestaan
  • Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
  • (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
  • (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
  • (with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
  • Used to link a subject to a measurement.
  • (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
zijn
  • (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
worden, zijn

being noun

  /ˈbiŋ/ , /ˈbiɪŋ/ , /ˈbiːŋ/ , /ˈbiːɪn(ɡ)/ , /ˈbiːɪŋ/
  • A living creature.
wezen
  • The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
bestaan

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  • English: be-
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