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Be
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Be
The symbol for the element beryllium.

BE
abbr.
1. Bachelor of Education
2. Bachelor of Engineering
3. Board of Education

be  (b)
v. First and third person singular past indicative was (wz, wz; wz when unstressed), second person singular and plural and first and third person plural past indicative were (wûr), past subjunctive were, past participle been (bn), present participle be·ing (bng), first person singular present indicative am (m), second person singular and plural and first and third person plural present indicative are (är), third person singular present indicative is (z), present subjunctive be
v.intr.
1. To exist in actuality; have life or reality: I think, therefore I am.
2.
a. To occupy a specified position: The food is on the table.
b. To remain in a certain state or situation undisturbed, untouched, or unmolested: Let the children be.
3. To take place; occur: The test was yesterday.
4. To go or come: Have you ever been to Italy? Have you been home recently?
5. Used as a copula in such senses as:
a. To equal in identity: "To be a Christian was to be a Roman" James Bryce.
b. To have a specified significance: A is excellent, C is passing. Let n be the unknown quantity.
c. To belong to a specified class or group: The human being is a primate.
d. To have or show a specified quality or characteristic: She is witty. All humans are mortal.
e. To seem to consist or be made of: The yard is all snow. He is all bluff and no bite.
6. To belong; befall: Peace be unto you. Woe is me.
v.aux.
1. Used with the past participle of a transitive verb to form the passive voice: The mayoral election is held annually.
2. Used with the present participle of a verb to express a continuing action: We are working to improve housing conditions.
3. Used with the infinitive of a verb to express intention, obligation, or future action: She was to call before she left. You are to make the necessary changes.
4. Archaic Used with the past participle of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense: "Where be those roses gone which sweetened so our eyes?" Philip Sidney.

[Middle English ben, from Old English bon; see bheu- in Indo-European roots. See am1is, etc. for links to other Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: Traditional grammar requires the nominative form of the pronoun in the predicate of the verb be: It is I (not me); That must be they (not them), and so forth. Nearly every speaker of Modern English finds this rule difficult to follow. Even if everyone could follow it, in informal contexts the nominative pronoun often sounds pedantic and even ridiculous, especially when the verb is contracted, as in It's we. But constructions like It is me have been condemned in the classroom and in writing handbooks for so long that there seems little likelihood that they will ever be entirely acceptable in formal writing.·The traditional rule creates additional problems when the pronoun following be also functions as the object of a verb or preposition in a relative clause, as in It is not them/they that we have in mind when we talk about "crime in the streets" nowadays, where the plural pronoun serves as both the predicate of is and the object of have. In this example, 57 percent of the Usage Panel prefers the nominative form they, 33 percent prefer the objective them, and 10 percent accept both versions. Writers can usually revise their sentences to avoid this problem: They are not the ones we have in mind, We have someone else in mind, and so on. See Usage Notes at I1, we.
Our Living Language In place of the inflected forms of be, such as is and are, used in Standard English, African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and some varieties of Southern American English may use zero copula or an invariant be, as in He be working, instead of the Standard English He is usually working. As an identifying feature of the vernacular of many African Americans, invariant be in recent years has been frequently seized on by writers and commentators trying to imitate or parody Black speech. However, most imitators use it simply as a substitute for is, as in John be sitting in that chair now, without realizing that within AAVE, invariant be is used primarily for habitual or extended actions set in the present. Among African Americans the form is most commonly used by working-class speakers and young persons. Since the 1980s, younger speakers have tended to restrict the use of the form to progressive verb forms (as in He be walking), whereas their parents use it with progressives, adjectives (as in He be nice), and expressions referring to a location (as in He be at home). Younger speakers also use invariant be more exclusively to indicate habitual action, whereas older speakers more commonly omit be forms (as in He walking) or use present tense verb forms (such as He walks), sometimes with adverbs like often or usually, to indicate habituality.·The source of invariant habitual be in AAVE is still disputed. Some linguists suggest that it represents influence from finite be in the 17th- to 19th-century English of British settlers, especially those from the southwest of England. Other linguists feel that contemporaneous Irish or Scotch-Irish immigrants may have played a larger role, since their dialects mark habitual verb forms with be and do be, as in "They be shooting and fishing out at the Forestry Lakes" archival recordings of the Royal Irish Academy. and "Up half the night he does be" James Joyce. Other linguists believe that it may have evolved from the does be construction indicating habitual action used by Gullah speakers from coastal South Carolina and Georgia and by Caribbean Creole immigants. Still other linguists suggest that invariant be is a mid- to late-20th-century innovation within AAVE, essentially a response to the wide range of meanings that the English progressive tense can express. See Notes at all, like2, zero copula.

be
Verb
present sing 1st person am; 2nd person are; 3rd person is. present pl are. past sing 1st person was; 2nd person were; 3rd person was. past pl were. present participle being. past participle been.
1. to exist; live: I think, therefore I am
2. to pay a visit; go: have you been to Spain?
3. to take place: my birthday was last Thursday
4. used as a linking verb between the subject of a sentence and its complement: John is a musician, honey is sweet, the dance is on Saturday
5. forms the progressive present tense: the man is running
6. forms the passive voice of all transitive verbs: a good film is being shown on television tomorrow
7. expresses intention, expectation, or obligation: the president is to arrive at 9.30 [Old English bēon]

Be Chem beryllium
BE Bachelor of Engineering
Be
The symbol for beryllium.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Be - a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
beryl - the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
chrysoberyl - a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
gadolinite, ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
Verb1.be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
look - have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain
be well - be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately"
suffer - feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"
feel - be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
remain, stay, rest - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
coruscate, sparkle, scintillate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
rank - take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
point - be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
need, want, require - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
compact, pack - have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
rest - not move; be in a resting position
cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
seethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
moon about, moon around, mope - be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
seem, appear - seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
owe - be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
belong - be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
cover - be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; "Is this enough to cover the check?"
represent - be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
account - be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
cut across - be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
begin, start - have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
begin - have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
stand - be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify - determine the essential quality of
go - be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"
make sense, add up - be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
comprise, consist - be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"
prove, turn out, turn up - be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
account for - be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
remain - be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
2.be - be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
3.be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
stretch, stretch along - occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
attend, go to - be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"
fill, occupy - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
inhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
keep one's distance, keep one's eyes off, keep one's hands off, stand back, stay away - stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"
extend to, reach, touch - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
extend, run, lead, pass, go - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
lead, go - lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
cover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
poke out, reach out, extend - reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
sit - be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
sit around, sit - be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"
face - be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
straddle - sit or stand astride of
follow - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
center on - have as a center; "The region centers on Charleston"
rest, lie - have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
belong, go - be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"
come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
4.be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
come - be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
preexist - exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?"
kick about, kick around, knock about - be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?"
coexist - exist together
indwell - to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
prevail, obtain, hold - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
consist, lie in, dwell, lie - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
flow - be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding"
distribute - be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
inhabit, dwell - exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
5.be - happen, occur, take place; "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"
6.be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
correspond, equate - be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
represent, stand for, correspond - take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
translate - be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"
7.be - form or compose; "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"
make - constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
compose - form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
straddle, range - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"
fall into, fall under - be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'"
pose, present - introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
8.be - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
vet - work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"
cox - act as the coxswain, in a boat race
9.be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
stand for, symbolize, typify, symbolise, represent - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
body, personify - invest with or as with a body; give body to
exemplify, represent - be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
10.be - spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
take, use up, occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
11.be - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
12.be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
remain, stay, rest - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
13.be - be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
knock back, put back, set back - cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

be
verb 1. be alive, live, exist, survive, breathe, last, be present, continue, endure, be living, be extant, happen
Translations

be [biː] [pt was, were, pp been] aux vb 1. (with present participle) (forming continuous tenses): what are you doing? → ¿qué estás haciendo?, ¿qué haces?;
they're coming tomorrow → vienen mañana;
I've been waiting for you for hours → llevo horas esperándote
2. (with pp) (forming passives) → ser (but often replaced by active or reflexive constructions);
to be murdered → ser asesinado;
the box had been opened → habían abierto la caja;
the thief was nowhere to be seen → no se veía al ladrón por ninguna parte
3. (in tag questions): it was fun, wasn't it? → fue divertido, ¿no? or ¿verdad?;
he's good-looking, isn't he? → es guapo, ¿no te parece?;
she's back again, is she? → entonces, ¿ha vuelto?
4. (+to +infin): the house is to be sold (necessity) → hay que vender la casa;
(future) → van a vender la casa;
he's not to open it → no tiene que abrirlo;
he was to have come yesterday → debía de haber venido ayer;
am I to understand that ...? → ¿debo entender que ...? vb +complement
1. (with n or num complement) → ser;
he's a doctor → es médico;
2 and 2 are 4 → 2 y 2 son 4
2. (with adj complement) (expressing permanent or inherent quality) → ser: (expressing state seen as temporary or reversible) → estar;
I'm English → soy inglés/esa;
she's tall/pretty → es alta/bonita;
he's young → es joven;
be careful/good/quiet → ten cuidado/pórtate bien/cállate;
I'm tired → estoy cansado/a;
I'm warm → tengo calor;
it's dirty → está sucio/a
3. (of health) → estar;
how are you? → ¿cómo estás?;
he's very ill → está muy enfermo;
I'm better now → ya estoy mejor
4. (of age) → tener;
how old are you? → ¿cuántos años tienes?;
I'm sixteen (years old) → tengo dieciséis años
5. (= cost) → costar; ser;
how much was the meal? → ¿cuánto fue or costó la comida?;
that'll be £5.75, please → son £5.75, por favor;
this shirt is £17 → esta camisa cuesta £17 vi
1. (= exist, occur etc) → existir, haber;
the best singer that ever was → el mejor cantante que existió jamás;
is there a God? → ¿hay un Dios?, ¿existe Dios?;
be that as it may → sea como sea;
so be it → así sea
2. (referring to place) → estar;
I won't be here tomorrow → no estaré aquí mañana
3. (referring to movement): where have you been? → ¿dónde has estado? impers vb
1. (referring to time): it's 5 o'clock → son las 5;
it's the 28th of April → estamos a 28 de abril
2. (referring to distance): it's 10 km to the village → el pueblo está a 10 km
3. (referring to the weather): it's too hot/cold → hace demasiado calor/frío;
it's windy today → hace viento hoy
4. (emphatic): it's me → soy yo;
it was Maria who paid the bill → fue María la que pagó la cuenta
be [biː] [was, were , pt , been , pp ] aux vb 1. (with present participle) (forming continuous tenses);
what are you doing? → que faites-vous?;
they're coming tomorrow → ils viennent demain;
I've been waiting for you for 2 hours → je t'attends depuis 2 heures
2. (with pp) (forming passives) → être;
to be killed → être tué(e);
the box had been opened → la boîte avait été ouverte;
he was nowhere to be seen → on ne le voyait nulle part
3. (in tag questions);
it was fun, wasn't it? → c'était drôle, n'est-ce pas?;
he's good-looking, isn't he? → il est beau, n'est-ce pas?;
she's back, is she? → elle est rentrée, n'est-ce pas or alors?
4. (+to +infinitive);
the house is to be sold (necessity) → la maison doit être vendue;
(future) → la maison va être vendue;
he's not to open it → il ne doit pas l'ouvrir;
am I to understand that ...? → dois-je comprendre que ...?;
he was to have come yesterday → il devait venir hier
5. (possibility, supposition);
if I were you, I ... → à votre place, je ..., si j'étais vous, je ... vb + complement
1. (gen) → être;
I'm English → je suis anglais(e);
I'm tired → je suis fatigué(e);
I'm hot/cold → j'ai chaud/froid;
he's a doctor → il est médecin;
be careful/good/quiet! → faites attention/soyez sages/taisez-vous!;
2 and 2 are 4 → 2 et 2 font 4
2. (of health) → aller;
how are you? → comment allez-vous?;
I'm better now → je vais mieux maintenant;
he's fine now → il va bien maintenant;
he's very ill → il est très malade
3. (of age) → avoir;
how old are you? → quel âge avez-vous?;
I'm sixteen (years old) → j'ai seize ans
4. (= cost) → coûter;
how much was the meal? → combien a coûté le repas?;
that'll be £5, please → ça fera 5 livres, s'il vous plaît;
this shirt is £17 → cette chemise coûte 17 livres vi
1. (= exist, occur etc) → être, exister;
the prettiest girl that ever was → la fille la plus jolie qui ait jamais existé;
is there a God? → y a-t-il un dieu?;
be that as it may → quoi qu'il en soit;
so be it → soit
2. (referring to place) → être, se trouver;
I won't be here tomorrow → je ne serai pasdemain;
Edinburgh is in Scotland → Édimbourg est or se trouve en Écosse
3. (referring to movement) → aller;
where have you been? → êtes-vous allé(s)? impers vb
1. (referring to time) → être;
it's 5 o'clock → il est 5 heures;
it's the 28th of April → c'est le 28 avril
2. (referring to distance);
it's 10 km to the village → le village est à 10 km
3. (referring to the weather) → faire;
it's too hot/cold → il fait trop chaud/froid;
it's windy today → il y a du vent aujourd'hui
4. (emphatic);
it's me/the postman → c'est moi/le facteur;
it was Maria who paid the bill → c'est Maria qui a payé la note
be [biː] [was, were , pt , been , pp ] aux vb 1. (with present participle) (forming continuous tenses);
what are you doing? → was machst du?;
it is raining → es regnet;
have you been to Rome? → waren Sie schon einmal in Rom?
2. (with pp) (forming passives) → werden;
to be killed → getötet werden;
the box had been opened → die Kiste war geöffnet worden
3. (in tag questions);
he's good-looking, isn't he? → er sieht gut aus, nicht (wahr)?;
she's back again, is she? → sie ist wieder da, oder?
4. (+ to + infinitive);
the house is to be sold → das Haus soll verkauft werden;
he's not to open it → er darf es nicht öffnen vb + complement
1. sein;
I'm tired/English → ich bin müde/Engländer(in);
I'm hot/cold → mir ist heiß/kalt;
2 and 2 are 4 → 2 und 2 ist or macht 4;
she's tall/pretty → sie ist groß/hübsch;
be careful/quiet → sei vorsichtig/ruhig
2. (of health);
how are you? → wie geht es Ihnen?
3. (of age);
how old are you? → wie alt bist du?;
I'm sixteen (years old) → ich bin sechzehn (Jahre alt)
4. (= cost) → kosten;
how much was the meal? → was hat das Essen gekostet?;
that'll be 5 pounds please → das macht 5 Pfund, bitte vi
1. (= exist, occur etc) → sein;
there is/are → es gibt;
is there a God? → gibt es einen Gott?;
be that as it may → wie dem auch sei;
so be it → gut (und schön)
2. (referring to place) → sein, liegen;
Edinburgh is in Scotland → Edinburgh liegt or ist in Schottland;
I won't be here tomorrow → morgen bin ich nicht da
3. (referring to movement) → sein;
where have you been? → wo warst du? impers vb
1. (referring to time, distance, weather) → sein;
it's 5 o'clock → es ist 5 Uhr;
it's 10 km to the village → es sind 10 km bis zum Dorf;
it's too hot/cold → es ist zu heiß/kalt
2. (emphatic);
it's only me → ich bins nur;
it's only the postman → es ist nur der Briefträger
be [biː] [pt was, were, pp been] aux vb 1. (with present participle) (forming continuous tenses): what are you doing? → che fai?, che stai facendo?;
they're coming tomorrow → vengono domani;
I've been waiting for her for hours → sono ore che l'aspetto
2. (with pp) (forming passives) → essere;
to be killed → essere or venire ucciso/a;
the box had been opened → la scatola era stata aperta;
the thief was nowhere to be seen → il ladro non si trovava da nessuna parte
3. (in tag questions): it was fun, wasn't it? → è stato divertente, no?;
he's good-looking, isn't he? → è un bell'uomo, vero?;
she's back, is she? → così è tornata, eh?
4. (+ to + infinitive): the house is to be sold → abbiamo (or hanno etc) intenzione di vendere casa;
you're to be congratulated for all your work → dovremo farvi i complimenti per tutto il vostro lavoro;
am I to understand that ...? → devo dedurre che ...?;
he's not to open it → non deve aprirlo;
he was to have come yesterday → sarebbe dovuto venire ieri vb + complement
1. (gen) → essere;
I'm English → sono inglese;
I'm tired → sono stanco/a;
I'm hot/cold → ho caldo/freddo;
he's a doctor → è medico;
2 and 2 are 4 → 2 più 2 fa 4;
be careful! → sta attento!;
be good → sii buono;
if I were you ... → se fossi in te ...
2. (of health) → stare;
how are you? → come sta?;
he's very ill → sta molto male
3. (of age): how old are you? → quanti anni hai?;
I'm sixteen (years old) → ho sedici anni
4. (= cost) → costare;
how much was the meal? → quant'era or quanto costava il pranzo?;
that'll be £5, please → (sono) 5 sterline, per favore vi
1. (= exist, occur etc) → essere, esistere;
the best singer that ever was → il migliore cantante mai esistito or di tutti tempi;
be that as it may → comunque sia, sia come sia;
so be it → sia pure, e sia
2. (referring to place) → essere, trovarsi;
I won't be here tomorrow → non ci sarò domani;
Edinburgh is in Scotland → Edimburgo si trova in Scozia
3. (referring to movement): where have you been? → dove sei stato?;
I've been to China → sono stato in Cina impers vb
1. (referring to time, distance) → essere;
it's 5 o'clock → sono le 5;
it's the 28th of April → è il 28 aprile;
it's 10 km to the village → di qui al paese sono 10 km
2. (referring to the weather) → fare;
it's too hot/cold → fa troppo caldo/freddo;
it's windy → c'è vento
3. (emphatic): it's me → sono io;
it's only me → sono solo io;
it was Maria who paid the bill → è stata Maria che ha pagato il conto

be
v be [biː]
1 used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?. Ek lees. Ek word gevolg. Wat het jy gesê? يَسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء الفِعْل المُضارِع المُسْتَمـر спомагателен глагол за профължителни времена forma slovesa BE používaná k vytvoření průběhového času være i færd med sein είμαι estar + gerundio (kestev tegevus olevikus) نشانه دستوری استمرار فعل olla être יֵש, הָיָה, הָיוּ וכו' होना biti van, létezik berfungsi untuk menyatakan kalimat sedang vera stare ~である ...하는 중이다 sedang zijn være i ferd med, holde med być, zostać estar a (+ inf) быть biti biti oöversatt hjälpverb ใช้กับรูปกริยา present participle แสดงการกระทำที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นในปัจจุบัน у сполученні з present participle служить для утворення форми progressive чи continuous ہوں đang
2 used with a present participle to form a type of future tense I'm going to London. Ek gaan Londen toe يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء فِعْل المُسْتَقْبَل спомагателен глагол за образуване на вид бъдеще време forma slovesa BE používaná k vytvoření jednoho z budoucích časů skulle im Begriff sein zu ir a + infinitivo kavatsema نشانه دستوری برای اشاره به آینده؛ قرار است aikoa aller יִהיֶה, יִהיוּ וכו' לִיְצִירַת עָתִיד biti akan ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara andare ~しようとしている ...할 작정이다 akan skal/skulle ir (+inf) обозначает будущее время hoću skall el. oöversatt hjälpverb: jag åker till London ใช้กับรูปกริยา present participle แสดงการกระทำที่จะเกิดขึ้นในอนาคต 与動詞的現在分詞連用,构成將來時 у сполученні з present participle служить для утворення форми future ہوں định; sẽ
3 used with a past participle to form the passive voice He was shot. Hy is geskiet يستعمل لبناء صيغة يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء صيغَة المَجْهول спомагателен глагол за образуване на пасивни конструкции být blive; være wurde ser (passiiv) نشانه دستوری مجهول؛ شدن joutua, tulla être הָיָה, הַיתָה וכו' לִיצִירַת עָבַר bio je berfungsi membentuk kalimat pasif vera essere; farsi ~される ...되다 būti telah worden, zijn er, blir/var, ble ser a fi быть byť biti jesam vara, bli ใช้กับรูปกริยา past participle แสดงกรรมวาจก (与動詞的現在分詞連用,构成被動語態) у сполученні з past participle служить для утворення форми passive تھا đãsollte, werden deber + infinitivo; tener como propósito pidama قرار است olla määrä, pitää devoir; aller פּועַל עֶזֶר להֲבָּעַת רָעָיוֹנוֹת biti diikuti infinitive menyatakan akan eiga; mun dovere ~すべきである (의무) ...해야 하다, (목적) ...하기 위한 것이다, (가정) ...한다면 turėti, lemta būti seandainya moeten, dienen, etc. skal/skulle (komme til å) a urma (să) должен (был) mať, musieť morati (naj bi) bi skall, skulle ใช้กับรูปกริยา infinitive แสดงความคิดหลากหลาย เช่น ความจำเป็น วัตถุประสงค์ สิ่งที่อาจเกิดในอนาคต (与動詞不定式連用,表示約定、意圖、可能性等) у сполученні з інфінітивом означає повинність ہے ہوں sắp; phảisein ser, estar olema هستن؛ بودن olla être פּועַל עֶזֶר לִיצִירַת שֶאֱלוֹת biti berfungsi membetuk kalimat tanya atau memberi informasi vera essere ~である ...이다, ...이 되다 būti būt menjadi zijn være; bli a fi быть byť biti biti vara, bli ใช้ขอหรือให้ข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับบางสิ่งหรือบางคน 提供或詢問某人(事)的情況 бути, бувати ہونا dùng để nói về ai đó
n ˈbeing
1 existence When did the Roman Empire come into being? وُجود съществуване existence, život opstå das (Da-)Sein ύπαρξη, δημιουργία existencia olemasolu وجود؛ هستی olemassaolo existence לִהיוֹת अस्तित्व postojanje lét(ezés) keberadaan, ada tilvera origine 存在 존재 egzistavimas eksistence; esamība wujud bestaan tilværelse, det å være/bli til istnienie existência existenţă, naştere, fiinţă существование vznik bivanje, obstajanje postojanje tillvaro, existens การมีอยู่ varlık 存在 буття, існування موجود ہونا sự tồn tại
2 any living person or thing beings from outer space. كائِن، مَخْلوق същество bytost, člověk, tvor væsen das Wesen ον ser olend جاندار olento créature יצוּר प्राणी biće lény makhluk vera essere, creatura 生き物 생명체 būtybė būtne; radījums hidupan wezen vesen stwór, istota ser fiinţă, cretură (живое) существо bytosť, tvor bitje biće varelse, väsen[] สิ่งมีชีวิต yaratık 生物 істота جاندار شخص یا شے sinh vật
the be-all and end-all
the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence. أهَم شَيئ في الدُّنياا крайна цел celý smysl, podstata, první a poslední alfa og omega das Ein und Alles το άλφα και το ωμέγα serlo todo ülim eesmärk مهمترین چیز؛ عامل عمده kaikki kaikessa le but suprême de הַגוֹרֵם הַחָשוּב בְּיוֹתֵר कोई वास्तविक महत्व का नहीं होना sveukupnost végső cél tujuan utama endanlegt takmark (la) cosa più importante, (l')essenziale 最も重要なもの 가장 중요한 부분 pagrindinis ir vienintelis tikslas gals un sākums bukan segala-galanya de alfa en de omega alfa og omega istota, jedyny cel tudo scopul suprem суть; конец и начало всего začiatok a koniec všetkého končni cilj sve i svja huvudsaken, det enda som gäller สิ่งที่สำคัญที่สุด en önemli şey 最高目標 найголовніше موجودگی cốt lõi


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