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Verb
/bē/,
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is, 3rd person singular present; was, past tense; bing, present participle; bed, past tense; being, present participle; bes, 3rd person singular present; am, 3rd person singular present; were, past tense; are, 3rd person singular present; been, past participle;
  1. Exist
    • - there are no easy answers
    • - there once was a man
    • - there must be something wrong
    • - I think, therefore I am
  2. Be present
    • - there is a boy sitting on the step
    • - there were no curtains around the showers
    • - Are there any castles in this area?
  3. Occur; take place
    • - the exhibition will be in November
    • - the opening event is on October 16
    • - that was before the war
  4. Occupy a position in space
    • - the Salvation Army store was on his left
    • - she was not at the window
  5. Stay in the same place or condition
    • - she was here until about ten-thirty
    • - he's a tough customer—let him be
  6. Attend
    • - the days when she was in school
  7. Come; go; visit
    • - he's from Missouri
    • - I have just been to Thailand
    • - the doctor's been here twice today
  8. Having the state, quality, identity, nature, role, etc., specified
    • - Amy was 91
    • - the floor was uneven
    • - I want to be a teacher
    • - father was not well
    • - his hair's brown
    • - it will be Christmas soon
    • - “Be careful,” Mr. Carter said
  9. Cost
    • - the tickets were $25
  10. Amount to
    • - one and one is two
    • - two sixes are twelve
  11. Represent
    • - let A be a square matrix of order n
  12. Signify
    • - we were everything to each other
  13. Consist of; constitute
    • - the monastery was several three-story buildings
  14. Say
    • - when I got there, they were like “What are you doing here?”