be meaning and definition

BE noun

Definition of Be (noun)

1. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
   • synonyms: atomic number 4, beryllium, glucinium

BE verb

Definition of be (verb)

1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   • "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
2. be identical to; be someone or something
   • "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
   • "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
4. have an existence, be extant
   • "Is there a God?"
   • synonyms: exist
5. 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"
6. be identical or equivalent to
   • "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
   • synonyms: equal
   • antonym: differ
7. 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"
   • synonyms: comprise, constitute, make up, represent
8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
   • "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
   • synonyms: follow
9. represent, as of a character on stage
   • "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
   • synonyms: embody, personify
10. spend or use time
    • "I may be an hour"
11. have life, be alive
    • "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
    • synonyms: live
12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
    • "let her be"
13. be priced at
    • "These shoes cost $100"
    • synonyms: cost