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German
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betragen
, sein
, sich befinden
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Be
- (v. i.) To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to.
- (v. i.) To take place; to happen; as, the meeting was on Thursday.
- (v. i.) To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.
- (v. i.) To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five; annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is the man.
Synonyms:
Beryllium, Comprise, Constitute, Cost, Embody, Equal, Exist, Follow, Live, Personify, Represent,
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• Be-
- () A prefix, originally the same word as by;
- () To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir.
- () To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for).
- () To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).
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conger, preoccupation, chalk, bedspread, mule, buddhistic, crafty, benefaction, craftsman, cradle, coy, hash, cyclopean, disheveled, chimney, commercially, nausea, outrageous, commando, commander-in-chief, cadence, asunder, provincialism, charitably, tenacious, challengers, chair, astringent, buck up, animist, misfortune, animated, |
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Sparkle, Thank, Feel, You, Love, Kiss, Weaken, Be, Glitter, Blend, I, Do, Go, Abash, Dark, Slash, Boy, Shorten, Endure, Bride, Trend, Girl, Abbreviate, Dedicate, Romance, Father, Sparkling, Gash, Feeling, Run, Thanks, Abductor, |
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