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be

be

 
pronunciation:
bi
features:
Homophone Note
part of speech: verb
inflections: am, is, are, being, was, were, been
definition 1: to live or exist.
There was a railroad here a long time ago.
similar words:
exist
definition 2: used to tell the particular place or position of a person or thing.
They are at home.My building is on the corner.
definition 3: used to connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that describes it.
She is a doctor.He is sick.
definition 4: used with a present participle to show a continuing action.
It is raining.
definition 5: used with the present participle to say that some action is planned in the future.
I'm leaving for Chicago tomorrow.
definition 6: used before the past participle of another verb to connect the subject of the sentence to actions done to it.
All of the furniture was moved yesterday.
Homophone Note
Are you looking for the word bee (a flying insect)? Be and bee sound alike but have different meanings.