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Be
/biː/
To exist or have presence in the world or a specific state of being.
Synonyms:
exist
live
occur
prevail
Antonyms:
cease
die
disappear
perish
Examples:
If I remembered rightly, a carrozza
was
a carriage.
I
came to myself being hustled along between two men.
'I have never
been
so happy.
Etymology:
Originates from Old English
beon
, influenced by Norse and Latin, with roots in Indo-European verb forms related to existence.
Usage Statistics:
32623 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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