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be verb

  /bi/ , /biː/
  • To occupy a place.
 быть, находи́ться
  • (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.]
 быть, бу́дет, полу́читься, равно́, равня́ться, соста́вить
  • Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
  • Used to link a subject to a measurement.
 быть, находиться
  • To occur, to take place.
 быть, произойти́, происходи́ть
  • (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
 быть, прийти́, приходи́ть
  • (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:
 быть, существова́ть
  • (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
  • Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
  • (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.
 быть

being noun

  /ˈbiŋ/ , /ˈbiɪŋ/ , /ˈbiːŋ/ , /ˈbiːɪŋ/
  • The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
 бытие́, существова́ние
  • A living creature.
 ([[живой|живо́е]]) [[существо́]], созда́ние, тварь, творе́ние
state of being
самочувствие
human being
лю́ди, челове́к
well-being
благоде́нствие, благополу́чие, благосостоя́ние, доста́ток
for the time being
до поры́ до вре́мени, пока́, пока́ что
come into being
возни́кнуть, возника́ть
all things being equal
при неизме́нности всех остальны́х фа́кторов, при про́чих ра́вных
higher being
вы́сшее существо́
time being
[[теку́щий]] [[моме́нт]]
call into being
заводить
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