Engelsk substantiv: Be | |||
1. | Be (om masse eller substans) a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | atomic number 4, beryllium, glucinium | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | metal, metallic element | ||
Vedrørende disse overordnede uttrykkene | beryl, chrysoberyl, gadolinite, ytterbite | ||
Engelsk verb: be | |||
1. | be (om tilstand) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | John is rich. This is not a good answer. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | John will be angry | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | abound, accept, account, account for, act, add up, add up, adhere, adorn, amount, answer, appear, appear, bake, balance, be, be given, be well, beat, beautify, bedevil, befuddle, begin, begin, belong, belong, belong, belong, body forth, boil, breathe, broil, buy, buzz, clean, cohere, come, come, come, come in for, come in handy, compact, compare, comprise, confound, confuse, connect, consist, consist, contain, contain, continue, continue, coruscate, cost, count, count, cover, curve, cut, cut across, deck, decorate, define, delimit, delimit, delimitate, delineate, depend, deserve, disaccord, disagree, discombobulate, discord, distribute, diverge, draw, drown, embellish, embody, encounter, end, enter, fall, fall, feel, figure, fit, footle, fox, fuddle, gape, go, go, grace, gravitate, hail, hang, hang around, head, head up, hold, hold, hoodoo, hum, hurt, impend, incarnate, incline, interrelate, iridesce, jumble, kill, lallygag, lean, lend, let go, lie, linger, litter, loaf, loiter, lollygag, look, look, lounge, lubricate, lurk, make, make sense, matter, measure, merit, mess about, mill about, mill around, mingle, moon about, moon around, mope, need, number, object, osculate, owe, pack, pay, point, press, promise, prove, put out, rage, range, rank, rate, recognize, relate, remain, remain, remain, represent, require, rest, rest, retard, run, run, run, run into, rut, scintillate, seem, seem, seem, seethe, seethe, sell, sell, sell, shine, shine, sparkle, specify, squat, stagnate, stagnate, stand, stand, stand by, start, stay, stay, stay on, stick, stick, stick by, stink, substantiate, subtend, suck, suffer, suffer, suit, swim, swim, swing, take, take, tarry, tend, terminate, test, throw, total, translate, transplant, trim, turn out, turn up, twist, underlie, want, wash, weigh, wind, work, yaw, yawn | ||
2. | be (om tilstand) be identical to; be someone or something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The president of the company is John Smith. This is my house. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
3. | be (om tilstand) occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Where is my umbrella?. The toolshed is in the back. What is behind this behavior?. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | attend, belong, center on, come, continue, cover, dwell, extend, extend, extend, extend to, face, fill, follow, go, go, go, go to, inhabit, inhabit, keep one's distance, keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, lead, lead, lie, lie, live, occupy, pass, poke out, populate, reach, reach out, rest, run, sit, sit, sit around, stand back, stay away, straddle, stretch, stretch along, touch | ||
4. | be (om tilstand) have an existence, be extant | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Is there a God?. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | exist | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | coexist, come, consist, distribute, dwell, dwell, endanger, flow, hold, imperil, indwell, inhabit, jeopardise, jeopardize, kick about, kick around, knock about, lie, lie in, menace, obtain, peril, preexist, prevail, threaten | ||
5. | be (om tilstand) happen, occur, take place | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house. There were two hundred people at his funeral. There was a lot of noise in the kitchen. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
6. | be (om tilstand) be identical or equivalent to | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | equal | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | agree, check, correspond, correspond, correspond, equate, fit, gibe, jibe, match, represent, stand for, tally, translate | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | differ | ||
7. | be (om tilstand) form or compose | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This money is my only income. The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance. These constitute my entire belonging. The children made up the chorus. This sum represents my entire income for a year. These few men comprise his entire army. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | comprise, constitute, make up, represent | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | compose, constitute, fall into, fall under, form, make, make, pose, present, range, straddle, supplement | ||
8. | be (om adferd) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is a herpetologist. She is our resident philosopher. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | follow | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | cox, vet | ||
9. | be (om tilstand) represent, as of a character on stage | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Derek Jacobi was Hamlet. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | embody, personify | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | body, exemplify, personify, represent | ||
10. | be (om forhold) spend or use time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I may be an hour. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | occupy, take, use up | ||
11. | be (om tilstand) have life, be alive | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Our great leader is no more. My grandfather lived until the end of war. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | live | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | ||
12. | be (om tilstand) to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Let her be. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | remain, rest, stay | ||
13. | be (om tilstand) be priced at | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | These shoes cost $100. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | cost | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | be | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | knock back, put back, set back | ||