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Definitions for Being

[1] the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
[2] conscious, mortal existence; life: Our being is as an instantaneous flash of light in the midst of eternal night.
[3] substance or nature: of such a being as to arouse fear.
[4] something that exists: inanimate beings.
[5] a living thing: strange, exotic beings that live in the depths of the sea.
[6] a human being; person: the most beautiful being you could imagine.
[7] (initial capital letter ) God.
[8] Philosophy . that which has actuality either materially or in idea. absolute existence in a complete or perfect state, lacking no essential characteristic; essence.
[9] Nonstandard . since; because; considering that (often followed by as, as how, or that ): Being it's midnight, let's go home. Being as how you cooked supper, I'll do the dishes.
[10] to exist or live: Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question.
[11] to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week.
[12] to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table.
[13] to continue or remain as before: Let things be.
[14] to belong; attend; befall: May good fortune be with you.
[15] (used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. John is president. This is she.
[16] (used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences): Is that right? Be quiet! Don't be facetious.
[17] (used with the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense): I am waiting.
[18] (used with the present participle or infinitive of the principal verb to indicate future action): She is visiting there next week. He is to see me today.
[19] (used with the past participle of another verb to form the passive voice): The date was fixed. It must be done.
[20] (used in archaic or literary constructions with some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense): He is come. Agamemnon to the wars is gone.
[21] the state or fact of existing; existence
[22] essential nature; self she put her whole being into the part
[23] something that exists or is thought to exist, esp something that cannot be assigned to any category a being from outer space
[24] a person; human being
[25] (in the philosophy of Aristotle) actuality Compare becoming (def. 3)
[26] beryllium
[27] bill of exchange
[28] (in the US) Board of Education
[29] Bachelor of Education
[30] Bachelor of Engineering
[31] Baumé
[32] to have presence in the realm of perceived reality; exist; live I think, therefore I am ; not all that is can be understood
[33] (used in the perfect or past perfect tenses only) to pay a visit; go have you been to Spain?
[34] to take place; occur my birthday was last Thursday
[35] (copula) used as a linking verb between the subject of a sentence and its noun or adjective complement or complementing phrase. In this case be expresses the relationship of either essential or incidental equivalence or identity (John is a man; John is a musician ) or specifies an essential or incidental attribute (honey is sweet; Susan is angry ). It is also used with an adverbial complement to indicate a relationship of location in space or time (Bill is at the office; the dance is on Saturday )
[36] (takes a present participle) forms the progressive present tense the man is running
[37] (takes a past participle) forms the passive voice of all transitive verbs and (archaically) certain intransitive ones a good film is being shown on television tonight ; I am done
[38] (takes an infinitive) expresses intention, expectation, supposition, or obligation the president is to arrive at 9.30 ; you are not to leave before I say so
[39] (takes a past participle) forms the perfect or past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs of motion, such as go or come the last train is gone
[40] be that as it may the facts concerning (something) are of no importance
[41] Belgium

Words related to Being

living, life, presence, subsistence, vitality, reality, animation, world, actuality, journey, individuality, substance, essence, self, character, soul, texture, entity, quintessence, essentiality

Words nearby Being

beige, beigel, beignet, beijing, beilan pass, being, beira, beirut, beit knesset, beja, bejabbers

Origin of Being

before 900; Middle English been, Old English bēon (bēo- (akin to Old Frisian, Old High German bim, German bin, Old Saxon bium, biom (I) am, Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon būan, Old Norse būa reside, Latin fuī (I) have been, Greek phy- grow, become, Old Irish boí (he) was, Sanskrit bhávati (he) becomes, is, Lithuanian búti to be, OCS byti, Persian būd was)) + -n infinitive suffix. See am, is, are1, was, were

Words that may be confused with Being

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, bebe, bee

Other words from Being

non·be·ing , noun, adjective
su·per·be·ing , noun

Word origin for Being

Old English bēon ; related to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, Greek phuein to bring forth, Sanskrit bhavati he is

Synonyms for Being

actuality, animation, journey, life, living, presence, reality, subsistence, vitality, world