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Verb
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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?”
  1. WERE is an AM radio station licensed to Cleveland Heights, Ohio and operating on 1490 kHz. The station's studios are in downtown Cleveland, while the transmitter is along Euclid Avenue near East 118th Street, adjacent to the Case Western Reserve University campus. ...
  2. Were and wer are archaic terms for adult male humans and were often used for alliteration with wife as "were and wife" in Germanic-speaking cultures (were, Wehr, waír, wer, wer, wer, verr).
  3. The Weres was an amulet that symbolically represented the pillow or headrest under the head of an Egyptian mummy. They were placed under the mummy's head to protect it from damage. ...
  4. man (human male), as in werewolf (“man-wolf”); The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf; Simple imperfect subjunctive in all persons of be; was
  5. (Weres) (n) These Earth and Otherworld shapeshifters live primarily among humans but are close to immortal unless shot through the heart with a silver bullet, spear or knife. They usually fight for the Light. They have three animal skins:
  6. (weres) humans that can shapeshift into a half animal state
  7. a Muslim style of music performed most often as a wake-up call for early breakfast and prayers during Ramadan celebrations
  8. Worst Elements of Religion
  9. is past tense of are: Maud and her fiance were at the ball last weekend.
  10. God of the Luo of Kenya who controls life and death.
  11. on the other hand, is the past tense form of "to be".
  12. A Creature race about which little is known, Weres have not been seen much in DMFA at present.