Be

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(n) a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
(v) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
(v) be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
(v) occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
(v) have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
(v) 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"
(v) be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
(v) 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 h
(v) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
(v) represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
(v) spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
(v) have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
(v) to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
(v) be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

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