be
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- definition be identical to; be someone or something
- definition occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- definition have an existence, be extant
- definition be identical or equivalent to
- definition form or compose
- definition work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- definition represent, as of a character on stage
- definition spend or use time
- definition have life, be alive
- definition to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form
- definition be priced at