Dictionary - be

Dictionary Results for be

1. be - noun

· a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

Synonym(s): beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic_number_4

2. be - verb

· have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

3. be - verb

· be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

4. be - verb

· occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

5. be - verb

· have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

Synonym(s): exist

6. be - verb

· 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"

7. be - verb

· be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

Synonym(s): equal

8. be - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): constitute, represent, make_up, comprise

9. be - verb

· work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"

Synonym(s): follow

10. be - verb

· represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

Synonym(s): embody, personify

Hypernym(s): typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand_for, represent

11. be - verb

· spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

Hypernym(s): take, occupy, use_up

12. be - verb