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Overview of noun be
The noun be has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4 -- (a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element)
Overview of verb be
The verb be has 13 senses (first 11 from tagged texts)
1. (10720) be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
2. (3033) be -- (be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house")
3. (921) be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")
4. (698) exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?")
5. (634) be -- (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. (270) equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!")
7. (188) constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be -- (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")
8. (86) be, follow -- (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher")
9. (56) embody, be, personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet")
10. (2) be -- (spend or use time; "I may be an hour")
11. (1) be, live -- (have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war")
12. be -- (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be")
13. cost, be -- (be priced at; "These shoes cost $100")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun be
1 sense of be
Sense 1
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
=> metallic element, metal
=> chemical element, element
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun be
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun be
1 sense of be
Sense 1
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
=> metallic element, metal
Antonyms of noun be
Member Holonyms of noun be
Substance Holonyms of noun be
1 sense of be
Sense 1
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
SUBSTANCE OF: beryl
SUBSTANCE OF: chrysoberyl
SUBSTANCE OF: gadolinite, ytterbite
Part Holonyms of noun be
Member Meronyms of noun be
Substance Meronyms of noun be
Part Meronyms of noun be
Meronyms of noun be
Holonyms of noun be
1 sense of be
Sense 1
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
SUBSTANCE OF: beryl
SUBSTANCE OF: chrysoberyl
SUBSTANCE OF: gadolinite, ytterbite
Attributes of noun be
Derived Forms of noun be
Domain of noun be
Domain Terms of noun be
Familiarity of noun be
be used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun be
1 sense of be
Sense 1
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
> metallic element, metal
=> heavy metal
=> base metal
=> noble metal
=> aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13
=> americium, Am, atomic number 95
=> antimony, Sb, atomic number 51
=> barium, Ba, atomic number 56
=> berkelium, Bk, atomic number 97
=> beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
=> bismuth, Bi, atomic number 83
=> cadmium, Cd, atomic number 48
=> calcium, Ca, atomic number 20
=> californium, Cf, atomic number 98
=> cerium, Ce, atomic number 58
=> cesium, caesium, Cs, atomic number 55
=> chromium, Cr, atomic number 24
=> cobalt, Co, atomic number 27
=> copper, Cu, atomic number 29
=> curium, Cm, atomic number 96
=> dysprosium, Dy, atomic number 66
=> einsteinium, Es, E, atomic number 99
=> erbium, Er, atomic number 68
=> europium, Eu, atomic number 63
=> fermium, Fm, atomic number 100
=> francium, Fr, atomic number 87
=> gadolinium, Gd, atomic number 64
=> gallium, Ga, atomic number 31
=> hafnium, Hf, atomic number 72
=> holmium, Ho, atomic number 67
=> indium, In, atomic number 49
=> iridium, Ir, atomic number 77
=> iron, Fe, atomic number 26
=> lanthanum, La, atomic number 57
=> lead, Pb, atomic number 82
=> lithium, Li, atomic number 3
=> lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic number 71
=> magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12
=> manganese, Mn, atomic number 25
=> mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80
=> molybdenum, Mo, atomic number 42
=> neodymium, Nd, atomic number 60
=> neptunium, Np, atomic number 93
=> nickel, Ni, atomic number 28
=> niobium, Nb, atomic number 41
=> osmium, Os, atomic number 76
=> palladium, Pd, atomic number 46
=> polonium, Po, atomic number 84
=> potassium, K, atomic number 19
=> praseodymium, Pr, atomic number 59
=> promethium, Pm, atomic number 61
=> protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number 91
=> radium, Ra, atomic number 88
=> rhenium, Re, atomic number 75
=> rhodium, Rh, atomic number 45
=> rubidium, Rb, atomic number 37
=> ruthenium, Ru, atomic number 44
=> samarium, Sm, atomic number 62
=> scandium, Sc, atomic number 21
=> sodium, Na, atomic number 11
=> strontium, Sr, atomic number 38
=> tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73
=> technetium, Tc, atomic number 43
=> terbium, Tb, atomic number 65
=> thallium, Tl, atomic number 81
=> thorium, Th, atomic number 90
=> thulium, Tm, atomic number 69
=> tin, Sn, atomic number 50
=> titanium, Ti, atomic number 22
=> tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74
=> uranium, U, atomic number 92
=> vanadium, V, atomic number 23
=> ytterbium, Yb, atomic number 70
=> yttrium, Y, atomic number 39
=> zinc, Zn, atomic number 30
=> zirconium, Zr, atomic number 40
=> alkali metal, alkaline metal
=> alkaline earth, alkaline-earth metal
Meronyms of noun be
1 sense of be
Sense 1
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
=> metallic element, metal
=> chemical element, element
HAS PART: atom
HAS PART: elementary particle, fundamental particle
HAS PART: nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
Holonyms of noun be
1 sense of be
Sense 1
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
SUBSTANCE OF: beryl
SUBSTANCE OF: chrysoberyl
SUBSTANCE OF: gadolinite, ytterbite
Grep of noun be
abbe
academic robe
acorn tube
adobe
aerobe
anaerobe
anglophobe
astilbe
astrolabe
auditory tube
augustin eugene scribe
babe
bathrobe
be
be-all and end-all
be all and end all
beach
beach aster
beach ball
beach buggy
beach chair
beach erosion
beach flea
beach goldenrod
beach grass
beach heather
beach house
beach morning glory
beach pancake
beach pea
beach plum
beach plum bush
beach sand verbena
beach strawberry
beach towel
beach waggon
beach wagon
beach wormwood
beachball
beachcomber
beachfront
beachhead
beachwear
beacon
beacon fire
beacon hill
beacon light
bead
bead and quirk
bead fern
bead tree
beaded lizard
beading
beading plane
beadle
beads
beadsman
beadwork
beagle
beagling
beak
beaked hazelnut
beaked parsley
beaked salmon
beaked whale
beaker
beam
beam-ends
beam balance
beam of light
beam scale
bean
bean-caper family
bean aphid
bean beetle
bean blight
bean caper
bean counter
bean curd
bean dip
bean plant
bean sprout
bean tostada
bean town
bean tree
bean trefoil
bean weevil
beanbag
beanball
beaner
beanfeast
beanie
beano
beanstalk
beantown
beany
bear
bear's-paw fern
bear's breech
bear's breeches
bear's ear
bear's foot
bear's grape
bear cat
bear claw
bear cub
bear grass
bear hug
bear market
bear oak
bear paw
bearberry
bearberry willow
bearcat
beard
beard lichen
beard moss
beard worm
bearded darnel
bearded iris
bearded seal
bearded vulture
bearded wheatgrass
beardless iris
bearer
bearer bond
bearer of the sword
bearing
bearing brass
bearing false witness
bearing metal
bearing rein
bearing wall
bearnaise
bearskin
bearwood
beast
beast of burden
beastliness
beat
beat generation
beater
beatification
beating
beating-reed instrument
beatitude
beatles
beatnik
beatniks
beatrice
beatrice lillie
beatrice webb
beats
beats per minute
beau
beau brummell
beau geste
beau ideal
beau monde
beaufort scale
beaufort sea
beaugregory
beaujolais
beaumont
beaumontia
beaumontia grandiflora
beaut
beauteousness
beautician
beautification
beauty
beauty bush
beauty consultant
beauty parlor
beauty parlour
beauty quark
beauty salon
beauty shop
beauty sleep
beauty spot
beauty treatment
beauvoir
beaux arts
beaver
beaver board
beaver fur
beaver rat
beaver state
beaverbrook
bebop
bechamel
bechamel sauce
bechtel crab
bechuana
beck
becker muscular dystrophy
becket
becket bend
beckett
beckley
beckman thermometer
becomingness
becquerel
bed
bed-and-breakfast
bed-ground
bed-wetting
bed and breakfast
bed bug
bed check
bed clothing
bed cover
bed covering
bed ground
bed jacket
bed linen
bed of flowers
bed of roses
bed pillow
bed rest
bed sheet
bed wetter
beda
bedbug
bedchamber
bedclothes
bedcover
bedder
bedding
bedding geranium
bedding material
bedding plant
bede
bedesman
bedevilment
bedfellow
bedford cord
bedframe
bedground
bedlam
bedlamite
bedlington terrier
bedloe's island
bedouin
bedpan
bedpost
bedrest
bedrich smetana
bedrock
bedroll
bedroom
bedroom community
bedroom furniture
bedroom set
bedroom suite
bedside
bedside manner
bedsit
bedsitter
bedsitting room
bedsore
bedspread
bedspring
bedstead
bedstraw
bedtime
beduin
bedwetter
bee
bee balm
bee beetle
bee eater
bee fly
bee house
bee killer
bee moth
bee orchid
bee sting
beebalm
beebread
beech
beech family
beech fern
beech marten
beech tree
beecher
beechnut
beechwood
beef
beef bourguignonne
beef broth
beef burrito
beef cattle
beef fondue
beef goulash
beef jerky
beef loin
beef man
beef neck
beef patty
beef plant
beef roast
beef stew
beef stock
beef stroganoff
beef tallow
beef tea
beef tenderloin
beef tongue
beef wellington
beefalo
beefburger
beefcake
beefeater
beefsteak
beefsteak begonia
beefsteak fungus
beefsteak geranium
beefsteak morel
beefsteak plant
beefsteak tomato
beefwood
beehive
beehive state
beekeeper
beekeeping
beeline
beelzebub
beep
beeper
beer
beer barrel
beer bottle
beer can
beer drinker
beer garden
beer glass
beer hall
beer keg
beer maker
beer mat
beer mug
beerbohm
beeswax
beet
beet armyworm
beet blight
beet green
beet sugar
beethoven
beetle
beetleweed
beetroot
befooling
befoulment
befuddlement
begetter
beggar
beggar's-ticks
beggar's lice
beggar-my-neighbor
beggar-my-neighbor policy
beggar-my-neighbor strategy
beggar-my-neighbour
beggar-my-neighbour policy
beggar-my-neighbour strategy
beggar-ticks
beggar lice
beggarman
beggarweed
beggarwoman
beggary
begging
begin
beginner
beginning
beginning rhyme
begonia
begonia cheimantha
begonia cocchinea
begonia dregei
begonia erythrophylla
begonia family
begonia feastii
begonia heracleifolia
begonia rex
begonia semperflorens
begonia socotrana
begonia tuberhybrida
begoniaceae
beguilement
beguiler
beguine
begum
behalf
behavior
behavior modification
behavior therapy
behaviorism
behaviorist
behavioristic psychology
behaviour
behaviourism
behaviourist
behaviouristic psychology
beheading
behemoth
behest
behind
behmen
behmenism
beholder
beholding
behrens
behring
beige
beigel
beignet
beijing
beijing dialect
being
beingness
beira
beirut
bel
bel-merodach
bel and the dragon
bel canto
bel esprit
bela bartok
bela ferenc blasko
bela lugosi
belamcanda
belamcanda chinensis
belarus
belarusian
belarusian monetary unit
belau
belay
belaying pin
belch
belching
beldam
beldame
beleaguering
belem
belemnite
belemnitidae
belemnoidea
belfast
belfry
belgian
belgian beef stew
belgian capital
belgian congo
belgian endive
belgian franc
belgian griffon
belgian hare
belgian sheepdog
belgian shepherd
belgian waffle
belgique
belgium
belgrade
belief
believability
believer
believing
belisarius
belittling
belize
belize dollar
bell
bell-bottoms
bell-like call
bell-shaped curve
bell apple
bell arch
bell book
bell buoy
bell captain
bell cot
bell cote
bell deck
bell founder
bell foundry
bell gable
bell glass
bell heather
bell jar
bell magpie
bell metal
bell morel
bell pepper
bell push
bell ringer
bell ringing
bell seat
bell shape
bell tent
bell toad
bell tower
bella sombra
belladonna
belladonna lily
belladonna plant
bellarmine
bellarmino
bellbird
bellbottom pants
bellbottom trousers
bellboy
belle
belle de nuit
belle isle cress
belle miriam silverman
belleau wood
bellerophon
belles-lettres
belles lettres
bellflower
bellflower family
bellhop
bellicoseness
bellicosity
belligerence
belligerency
belligerent
belling
bellingham
bellini
bellis
bellis perennis
bellman
belloc
bellow
bellower
bellowing
bellows
bellows fish
bellpull
bells of ireland
bellwether
bellwort
belly
belly dance
belly dancer
belly dancing
belly flop
belly flopper
belly laugh
belly whop
belly whopper
bellyache
bellyacher
bellyband
bellybutton
bellyful
belmont
belmont park
belmont stakes
belo horizonte
belonging
belongings
belonidae
belorussia
belorussian
belostomatidae
beloved
belsen
belshazzar
belt
belt ammunition
belt bag
belt buckle
belt maker
belted ammunition
belted kingfisher
belted sandfish
belting
beluga
beluga caviar
belvedere
bema
bemidji
bemisia
bemisia tabaci
bemusement
ben
ben gurion
ben hecht
ben hogan
ben jonson
ben shahn
ben sira
benadryl
bench
bench clamp
bench hook
bench lathe
bench mark
bench press
bench vise
bench warmer
bench warrant
benchley
benchmark
bend
bend dexter
bend sinister
bendability
benday process
bender
bending
bendopa
bends
bendy tree
benedetto caetani
benedetto odescalchi
benedick
benedict
benedict arnold
benedict de spinoza
benedict xiv
benedict xv
benedictine
benedictine order
benediction
benefaction
benefactive role
benefactor
benefactress
benefice
beneficence
beneficiary
beneficiation
benefit
benefit album
benefit concert
benefit of clergy
benelux
benet
benevolence
benford's law
bengal
bengal bean
bengal kino
bengal light
bengal rose
bengal tiger
bengali
benghal bean
benghazi
benign prostatic hyperplasia
benign tumor
benign tumour
benignancy
benignity
benin
benin franc
beninese
benison
benito mussolini
benjamin
benjamin britten
benjamin bush
benjamin david goodman
benjamin disraeli
benjamin franklin
benjamin franklin bridge
benjamin franklin norris jr.
benjamin harris
benjamin harrison
benjamin henry latrobe
benjamin jonson
benjamin jowett
benjamin kubelsky
benjamin peirce
benjamin ricketson tucker
benjamin rush
benjamin shahn
benjamin spock
benjamin thompson
benjamin west
benne
bennet
bennett
bennettitaceae
bennettitales
bennettitis
benni
bennie
bennington
benniseed
benny
benny goodman
benny hill
benoit mandelbrot
bent
bent-grass
bent grass
bent hang
bentham
benthic division
benthonic zone
benthos
benton
bentonite
bentwood
benvenuto cellini
benweed
benzedrine
benzene
benzene formula
benzene nucleus
benzene ring
benzine
benzoate
benzoate of soda
benzocaine
benzodiazepine
benzofuran
benzoic acid
benzoin
benzoin odoriferum
benzol
benzoquinone
benzoyl group
benzoyl peroxide
benzoyl radical
benzyl
benzyl group
benzyl radical
benzylpenicillin
beograd
beowulf
bequest
berating
berber
berberidaceae
berberis
berberis canadensis
berberis thunbergii
berberis vulgaris
berceuse
bercy
bercy butter
bereaved
bereaved person
bereavement
beret
berg
bergall
bergamot
bergamot mint
bergamot orange
bergen
bergenia
bergman
bergson
beria
beriberi
bering
bering sea
bering standard time
bering strait
bering time
berit
berith
berk
berkeley
berkelium
berkshire
berkshire hills
berkshires
berlage
berlin
berlin airlift
berlin doughnut
berliner
berlioz
berm
bermuda
bermuda buttercup
bermuda cedar
bermuda chub
bermuda dollar
bermuda grass
bermuda lily
bermuda maidenhair
bermuda maidenhair fern
bermuda onion
bermuda plan
bermuda rig
bermuda shorts
bermuda triangle
bermudan
bermudan rig
bermudas
bermudian
bermudian rig
bern
berna eli oldfield
bernanrd arthur owen williams
bernard
bernard baruch
bernard hinault
bernard law montgomery
bernard malamud
bernard mannes baruch
bernardo bertolucci
bernd heinrich wilhelm von kleist
berne
bernese mountain dog
bernhard riemann
bernhardt
bernini
bernoulli
bernoulli's law
bernoulli distribution
bernstein
beroe
berra
berretta
berry
berry fern
berserk
berserker
berteroa
berteroa incana
berth
bertholletia
bertholletia excelsa
bertillon
bertillon system
bertolt brecht
bertolucci
bertram brockhouse
bertrand arthur william russell
bertrand russell
berycomorphi
beryl
beryllium
beryllium bronze
berzelius
besieger
besieging
besom
bessel
bessemer
bessemer converter
bessemer process
bessera
bessera elegans
besseya
besseya alpina
bessie smith
bessy cerca
best
best and greatest
best evidence rule
best friend
best man
best seller
bestiality
bestiary
bestowal
bestower
bestowment
bestseller
bet
beta
beta-adrenergic blocker
beta-adrenergic blocking agent
beta-adrenergic receptor
beta-adrenoceptor
beta-carotene
beta-hydroxybutyric acid
beta-interferon
beta-lactamase
beta-lipoprotein
beta-naphthol
beta blocker
beta cell
beta centauri
beta crucis
beta decay
beta endorphin
beta globulin
beta iron
beta orionis
beta particle
beta radiation
beta ray
beta receptor
beta rhythm
beta software
beta test
beta vulgaris
beta vulgaris cicla
beta vulgaris rubra
beta vulgaris vulgaris
beta wave
betaine
betatron
bete noire
betel
betel nut
betel palm
betel pepper
betelgeuse
beth
bethe
bethel
bethlehem
bethlehem-judah
bethlehem ephrathah
bethune
betise
betrayal
betrayer
betrothal
betrothed
betsy griscom ross
betsy ross
bette davis
better
better half
betterment
betting odds
betting shop
bettong
bettongia
bettor
betty friedan
betty naomi friedan
betula
betula alleghaniensis
betula cordifolia
betula fontinalis
betula glandulosa
betula lenta
betula leutea
betula neoalaskana
betula nigra
betula papyrifera
betula pendula
betula populifolia
betula pubescens
betulaceae
betweenbrain
beurre noisette
bevatron
bevel
bevel gear
bevel square
beverage
beveridge
beverly hills
beverly sills
bevin
bevy
bewick's swan
bewilderment
bewitchery
bewitchment
bey
bezant
bezel
bezique
bezoar goat
bezzant
black-necked grebe
blow tube
blowtube
boob tube
boron counter tube
bouillon cube
bribe
bride-to-be
broccoli rabe
bronchial tube
buncombe
calyx tube
capillary tube
carbon nanotube
caribe
cartilaginous tube
cathode-ray tube
celestial globe
chinese jujube
claustrophobe
clitocybe
color television tube
color tube
color tv tube
colour television tube
colour tube
colour tv tube
counter tube
crambe
crookes tube
cube
danube
diatribe
digestive tube
dusanbe
dushanbe
dwarf astilbe
dyushambe
ear lobe
eared grebe
earlobe
ecclesiastical robe
elbe
electron tube
endotracheal tube
entebbe
eustachian tube
fallopian tube
francophobe
frontal lobe
fulbe
gas-discharge tube
gastrocybe
geiger-muller tube
geiger tube
genus astilbe
genus clitocybe
genus crambe
genus gastrocybe
genus hygrocybe
germ tube
gibe
glebe
globe
glow tube
great crested grebe
grebe
groom-to-be
hebe
hepatic lobe
homophobe
hunting and gathering tribe
hygrocybe
ice cube
inner tube
ionization tube
jibe
judge's robe
jujube
katharobe
kibe
kobe
kundt's tube
latrobe
little grebe
little phoebe
lobe
lounging robe
lube
major lobe
microbe
nanotube
nasotracheal tube
nbe
nebe
neon tube
neural tube
night-robe
niobe
obligate anaerobe
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
phoebe
pickelhaube
picture tube
pied-billed grebe
piriform lobe
pitot-static tube
pitot tube
plebe
pollen tube
prefrontal lobe
probe
proportional counter tube
pyriform lobe
rear of tube
rectifying tube
red-necked grebe
robe
rube
saprobe
sayornis phoebe
sbe
scribe
sebe
sieve tube
space probe
speaking tube
static tube
stock cube
strobe
strophanthus kombe
technophobe
television-camera tube
television pickup tube
television tube
temporal lobe
test tube
thebe
thermionic tube
thermionic vacuum tube
torpedo tube
tribe
tricolor television tube
tricolor tube
tricolour television tube
tricolour tube
tube
uterine tube
vacuum tube
venturi tube
vibe
wannabe
wardrobe
x-ray tube
Antonyms of verb be
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb be
13 senses of be
Sense 1
be
Sense 2
be
Sense 3
be
Sense 4
exist, be
Sense 5
be
Sense 6
equal, be
Sense 7
constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
Sense 8
be, follow
Sense 9
embody, be, personify
=> typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
=> mean, intend
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 10
be
=> take, occupy, use up
=> use, expend
Sense 11
be, live
Sense 12
be
=> stay, remain, rest
=> be
Sense 13
cost, be
=> be
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb be
8 of 13 senses of be
Sense 1
be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 3
be
=> stretch, stretch along
=> attend, go to
=> occupy, fill
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> inhabit, occupy
=> stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
=> reach, extend to, touch
=> run, go, pass, lead, extend
=> go, lead
=> cover, continue, extend
=> extend, poke out, reach out
=> lie
=> sit
=> face
=> straddle
=> follow
=> center on
=> lie, rest
=> belong, go
=> come
Sense 4
exist, be
=> come
=> preexist
=> kick around, knock about, kick about
=> coexist
=> prevail, hold, obtain
=> dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
=> endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
=> flow
=> distribute
Sense 6
equal, be
=> equate, correspond
=> match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
=> represent, stand for, correspond
=> translate
Sense 7
constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
=> make
=> compose
=> form, constitute, make
=> range, straddle
=> fall into, fall under
=> present, pose
=> supplement
Sense 8
be, follow
=> vet
=> cox
Sense 9
embody, be, personify
=> body, personify
=> exemplify, represent
Sense 13
cost, be
=> set back, knock back, put back
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb be
13 senses of be
Sense 1
be
Sense 2
be
Sense 3
be
Sense 4
exist, be
Sense 5
be
Sense 6
equal, be
Sense 7
constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
Sense 8
be, follow
Sense 9
embody, be, personify
=> typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
Sense 10
be
=> take, occupy, use up
Sense 11
be, live
Sense 12
be
=> stay, remain, rest
Sense 13
cost, be
=> be
'Cause To' of verb be
Derived Forms of verb be
2 of 13 senses of be
Sense 4
exist, be
RELATED TO>(noun) being#1
=> being, beingness, existence
Sense 11
be, live
RELATED TO>(noun) being#2
=> organism, being
Domain of verb be
Domain Terms of verb be
Familiarity of verb be
be used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =13)
Sample Sentences of verb be
13 senses of be
Sense 1
be
EX: John will be angry
Sense 2
be
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
be
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
exist, be
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
be
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 6
equal, be
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 8
be, follow
*> Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 9
embody, be, personify
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 10
be
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 11
be, live
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 12
be
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 13
cost, be
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb be
4 of 13 senses of be
Sense 9
embody, be, personify
> typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
=> embody, be, personify
=> typify, epitomize, epitomise
Sense 10
be
> take, occupy, use up
=> be
Sense 12
be
> stay, remain, rest
=> sit tight
=> stick together, stay together
=> stand
=> keep, stay fresh
=> be
Sense 13
cost, be
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb be
Sense 1
be
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Sense 2
be
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Sense 3
be
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Sense 4
exist, be
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Sense 5
be
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Sense 6
equal, be
--------------
Sense 7
constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
--------------
Sense 8
be, follow
--------------
Sense 9
embody, be, personify
=> typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
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Sense 10
be
=> take, occupy, use up
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Sense 11
be, live
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Sense 12
be
=> stay, remain, rest
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Sense 13
cost, be
=> be
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Grep of verb be
ascribe
be
be active
be adrift
be after
be amiss
be at pains
be born
be due
be full
be given
be intimate
be on
be on cloud nine
be on the ball
be quiet
be sick
be well
be with it
beach
beacon
bead
beak
beam
bean
bear
bear away
bear down
bear down on
bear down upon
bear in mind
bear off
bear on
bear out
bear up
bear upon
bear witness
beard
beat
beat a retreat
beat about
beat around the bush
beat back
beat down
beat in
beat out
beat up
beatify
beautify
beaver
beaver away
bebop
becalm
bechance
becharm
beckon
becloud
become
become flat
bed
bed-hop
bed down
bedamn
bedaub
bedaze
bedazzle
bedeck
bedevil
bedew
bedhop
bedight
bedim
bedizen
bedraggle
beef
beef up
beep
beeswax
beetle
beetle off
befall
befit
befog
befool
befoul
befriend
befuddle
beg
beg off
beget
beggar
begild
begin
begird
begrime
begrudge
beguile
behave
behead
behold
behoove
behove
bejewel
belabor
belabour
belay
belch
beleaguer
belie
believe
believe in
belittle
bell
bell the cat
bellow
belly
belly-flop
belly-land
belly dance
belly out
bellyache
bellylaugh
belong
belong to
belt
belt along
belt down
belt out
belt up
bemire
bemoan
bemock
bemuse
bench
bend
bend over backwards
benday
benefact
benefice
beneficiate
benefit
benficiate
benight
benumb
beplaster
bequeath
berate
bereave
berry
berth
beseech
beseem
beset
beshrew
besiege
besmear
besmirch
besot
bespangle
bespatter
bespeak
bespeckle
bespot
besprinkle
best
bestialise
bestialize
bestir
bestir oneself
bestow
bestrew
bestride
bet
bet on
betake oneself
bethink
betide
betoken
betray
betroth
better
bevel
bewail
beware
bewhisker
bewilder
bewitch
bewray
bribe
cause to be perceived
circumscribe
conglobe
cube
describe
disrobe
enrobe
flambe
gibe
gybe
imbibe
inscribe
jibe
lube
prescribe
probe
proscribe
robe
scribe
subscribe
superscribe
take to be
transcribe
tube
Grep of adj be
beached
beachlike
beachy
beaded
beadlike
beady
beady-eyed
beaked
beakless
beaklike
beaming
beamish
beamy
bean-like
bean-shaped
bear-sized
bearable
bearded
beardless
beardown
bearing
bearish
beastly
beat
beat-up
beatable
beaten
beaten-up
beatific
beatified
beating
beauteous
beautiful
beaver-like
becalmed
becoming
bedaubed
bedded
bedecked
bedewed
bedfast
bedimmed
bedless
bedraggled
bedrid
bedridden
bee-like
beechen
beefed-up
beefy
beery
beethovenian
beetle
beetle-browed
beetling
befitting
befogged
beforehand
befouled
befuddled
beggarly
beginning
begotten
begrimed
beguiled
beguiling
behavioral
behaviorist
behavioristic
behavioural
behaviourist
behaviouristic
beheaded
behind
behind-the-scenes
behindhand
beholden
beige
bejeweled
bejewelled
belarusian
belated
belemnitic
belgian
believable
belittled
belittling
bell-bottom
bell-bottomed
bell-shaped
bellbottom
belletristic
bellicose
bellied
belligerent
belly-up
bellying
bellyless
beloved
below the belt
belowground
belt-fed
belt-like
belt-shaped
belted
beltless
beltlike
bemused
bendable
bended
bending
benedictine
benedictive
benedictory
benefic
beneficed
beneficent
beneficial
beneficiary
benevolent
bengali
benighted
benign
benignant
beninese
bent
bent on
benthal
benthic
benthonic
bentonitic
benumbed
benzenoid
benzoic
benzylic
bereaved
bereft
bermudan
berried
berrylike
berserk
beseeching
besieged
besmirched
besotted
bespangled
bespattered
bespectacled
besplashed
bespoke
bespoken
besprent
best
best-known
best-loved
best-selling
bestial
bestowed
bestubbled
beta
betraying
betrothed
better
better-known
better-looking
better off
bettering
betting
betulaceous
bewhiskered
bewildered
bewildering
bewitched
bewitching
beyond doubt
would-be
Grep of adv be
beastly
beautifully
becomingly
befittingly
before
before christ
before long
beforehand
behind
behindhand
belatedly
believably
believingly
belike
belligerently
below
below the belt
beneath
beneficially
benevolently
benignantly
benignly
beseechingly
besides
best
best of all
bestially
betimes
better
between
between decks
betwixt
bewilderedly
bewilderingly
bewitchingly
beyond
beyond any doubt
beyond control
beyond measure
beyond question
beyond the sea
maybe
to be precise
to be sure
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