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English noun: Be | |||
| 1. | Be (substance) a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element | ||
| Synonyms | atomic number 4, beryllium, glucinium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
| Substance meronym | beryl, chrysoberyl, gadolinite, ytterbite | ||
English verb: be | |||
| 1. | be (stative) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) | ||
| Samples | John is rich. This is not a good answer. | ||
| Examples | John will be angry | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 (stative) be identical to; be someone or something | ||
| Samples | The president of the company is John Smith. This is my house. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| 3. | be (stative) occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere | ||
| Samples | Where is my umbrella?. The toolshed is in the back. What is behind this behavior?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 (stative) have an existence, be extant | ||
| Samples | Is there a God?. | ||
| Synonyms | exist | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 (stative) happen, occur, take place | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| 6. | be (stative) be identical or equivalent to | ||
| Samples | One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!. | ||
| Synonyms | equal | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agree, check, correspond, correspond, correspond, equate, fit, gibe, jibe, match, represent, stand for, tally, translate | ||
| Antonyms | differ | ||
| 7. | be (stative) form or compose | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | comprise, constitute, make up, represent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | compose, constitute, fall into, fall under, form, make, make, pose, present, range, straddle, supplement | ||
| 8. | be (social) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function | ||
| Samples | He is a herpetologist. She is our resident philosopher. | ||
| Synonyms | follow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cox, vet | ||
| 9. | be (stative) represent, as of a character on stage | ||
| Samples | Derek Jacobi was Hamlet. | ||
| Synonyms | embody, personify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | body, exemplify, personify, represent | ||
| 10. | be (possession) spend or use time | ||
| Samples | I may be an hour. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | occupy, take, use up | ||
| 11. | be (stative) have life, be alive | ||
| Samples | Our great leader is no more. My grandfather lived until the end of war. | ||
| Synonyms | live | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Verb group | endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | ||
| 12. | be (stative) to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form | ||
| Samples | Let her be. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remain, rest, stay | ||
| 13. | be (stative) be priced at | ||
| Samples | These shoes cost $100. | ||
| Synonyms | cost | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | knock back, put back, set back | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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