BESING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

spend or use time

Example: I may be an hour

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

Example: He is a herpetologist; She is our resident philosopher

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

have an existence, be extant

Example: Is there a God?

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

have the quality of being

Example: (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); John is rich; This is not a good answer

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

have life, be alive

Example: Our great leader is no more; My grandfather lived until the end of war

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

be identical to

Example: be someone or something; The president of the company is John Smith; This is my house

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

form or compose

Example: 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

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

occupy a certain position or area

Example: be somewhere; Where is my umbrella?; The toolshed is in the back; What is behind this behavior?

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

be identical or equivalent to

Example: One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

represent, as of a character on stage

Example: Derek Jacobi was Hamlet

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

be priced at

Example: These shoes cost $100

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

Example: let her be

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

happen, occur, take place

Example: 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