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be Definition
(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
"
be Synonyms
atomic number 4
Be
beryllium
comprise
constitute
cost
embody
equal
exist
follow
glucinium
live
make up
personify
represent
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