/biː/

/bi/

Definition & Meaning of "be"

to be

VERB

used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations

Linking Verb: to be [adj] | to be sb/sth | to be to do sth

1.1

used for saying what something is made of

1.2

to express equality between things

1.3

used for talking about the cost of something

cost

come to

1.4

used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for

1.5

used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone

to happen or take place

Intransitive: to be somewhere | to be point in time

to have an existence

Linking Verb: to be sb/sth

3.1

to occupy a place

lie

3.2

to have a presence

used for talking about time

Linking Verb: to be a specific time | to be [adj]

used for talking about the weather

Linking Verb: to be [adj]

used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit

Intransitive: to be somewhere

6.1

used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit

used to express what someone has said

(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses

8.1

(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice

Example

The dog's name is Max.

My grandmother was 90.

This cake is delicious.

My favorite color is blue.

This plant is a sunflower.

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