Definition of Be

Babylon English Dictionary
exist; occur, happen; occupy a position or place
lightweight metallic chemical element commonly used in alloys
central bank of England
do the same habitual procedure or things all the time, be in a situation where there is no possibility of making progress
appear in a show, get on, appear on T.V., appear on the radio; take medication, take illegal drugs
nag, be a persistent source of pain or nuisance, grumble at
(prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives) intensifying the meaning (Example: "bestir"); (transforming an intransitive verb transitive) (Example: "befall" or "bespeak")
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Be Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
JM Latin-English Dictionary
INTERJ
baa (sound made by sheep)
English-Latin Online Dictionary
exsisto
Be Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. i.)
To take place; to happen; as, the meeting was on Thursday.
  
(v. i.)
To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to.
  
(v. i.)
To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five; annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is the man.
  
(v. i.)
To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.
  

To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for).
  

To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).
  

To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir.
  

A prefix, originally the same word as by;
  
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 be ready 
 to be in the ascendant 
 to be in the swim 
 to be in a pickle 
 to be on the long side of the market 
 to be on the mending hand 
 to be in the straw 
 to be in the wind 
 to be confined 
 to be lever than 
 to be in leading strings 
 to be in one`s cups 
 to be well off 
 to be in touch 
 to be meet with 
 to be acknown 
 to be master of one`s self 
 to be of acquaintance 
 to be on the qui vive 
 to be no more 
 to be off 
 to be burned out 
 to be abroad 
 to be 
 to be after 
 to be of opinion 
 to be off one`s food 
 if so be 
 to be acquainted with 
 to be astern of the reckoning 
 to be down on 
 to be all squares 
 to be off color 
 to be upsides with 
 to be on the move 
 to be without rebuke 
 to be on the rack 
 to be with child 
 to be on the tenters 
 to be aknow 
 to be the death of 
 take to be 
 to be at a loss 
 to be taken aback 
 to be gathered 
 to be out of her reckoning 

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 to be on a foundation 
 to be in bad odor 
 to be turned of 
 to be on the stretch 
 to be off the hinges 
 to be in for it 
 to be at cross-purposes 
 to be at a stand 
 to be or lie on one`s back 
 to be at home on any subject 
 to be on a high horse 
 to be at six and seven 
 to be at loggerheads 
 to be at the boiling point 
 to be at square 
 to be out of one`s head 
 to be game 
 may be 
 to be from 
 to be in conclave 
 to be one flesh 
 to be tied to a 
 to be in high feather 
 to be wrapped up in 
 to be under a cloud 
 it may be 
 to be blessed with 
 to be under the mahogany 
 to be on foot 
 to be hand and glove with 
 to be under hatches 
 to be brought to bed 
 to be in full feather 
 to be on edge 
 to be down at the heel 
 to be on short commons 
 to be in liquor 
 would-be 
 not to be sneezed at 
 to be on her beam ends 
 to be great 
 to be on the watch 
 to be up in 
 to be at the bottom of 

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 be sure 
 to be on the fence 
 to be on the defensive 
 to be sure 
 to be beside one`s self 
 to be shot of 
 to be friends with 
 be sick 
 to be born in the purple 
 be restored 
 to be taken 
 to be sweet on 


 to be under way 
 to be one`s own master 
 to be pleased to do a thing 
 to let be 
 to be dead 
 to be one`s own man 
 to be on speaking terms 
 be born 
 be- 
 to be in 
 be adrift 
 to be in mischief 
 to be at the heels of 
 to be upon one`s good behavior 
 be active 
 be-all 
 to be pleased in 
 to be up to 
 be intimate 
 to be put upon one`s good behavior 
 to be badly off 
 to be precise 
 be given 
 be with it 
 be full 
 to be reported of 
 to be in luck 
 to be upon the bones of 
 to be reported 
 be on the ball 
 to be at the mercy of 
 to be one`s own mistress 
 be on 
 let bygones be bygones 
 be well 
 to be better off 
 to be in the doldrums 
 be it so 
 to be ill off 
 to be in alt 
 to be on the carpet 
 the x that can be y is not the true x 
 to be seized of 
 to be out at the heels 
 be quiet 
 to be on the anvil 
 be or lie 
 to be rid of 

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The Phrase Finder
Meaning
Be available for help and support in a time of difficulty.
Origin
Originated in the late 1980s.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
(a)táim (imp. bí), cad é atá tú a dhéanamh
to be: bheith
I am: (a)táim, (a)tá mé
where are you?: Conas tá tú? Cén chaoi a bfhuil tú? Caidé mar tá tú?
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Be = conj. mutation of Pe
Adfyd = ad. perhaps, it may be
Adnabod = n. m. recognition, v. to recognize, to know, to be acquainted
Amweled = v. to be circumspect
Anfonadwy = a. that may be sent
Anystyrio = v. to be inconsiderate
Arddysgwyl = v. to be in expectation
Arswydo = v. to dread, to be afraid
Atfod = v. to be again; to be
Awyddu = v. to be anxious for
Bid = v. let it be, be it; n. a quickset hedge
Bo = v. may be, interj. bo, n. a bugbear, a scarecrow
Brynial = v. to be heaping
Byddu = v. to be, to endure
Casau = v. to hate, to be disgusted
Colli = v. to lose; to be lost
Crogadwy = a. that may be hung
Cynnaru = v. to be early
Cyweithasu = v. to have intercourse; to be social together
Cywirio = v. to perfect; to fulfil; to be sincere
Damaethu = v. to be husbanding or cultivating
Damborthi = v. to be upholding
Dambrynu = v. to be purchasing
Damcanu = v. to be contriving
Damddyblygu = v. to be folding about
Damdrychu = v. to be amputating
Damdwyo = v. to be castigating
Damglymu = v. to be tying about
Damlunio = v. to be forming
Damlygu = v. to be elucidating
Damnoddi = v. to be protecting
Damranu = v. to be separating
Damrithio = v. to be seeming
Damrwymo = v. to be tying round
Damryson = v. to be disputing
Damrywio = v. to be varying
Damyffroi = v. to be agitating
Darfaddeu = v. to be remitting
Darfod = n. a finish, v. to finish; to be ended
Darfoli = v. to be celebrated
Darfriwio = v. to be fracting
Darfrochi = v. to be ruffling
Darfrydio = v. to be throbbing
Darfrysio = v. to be speeding
Dargadw = v. to be securing
Dargamu = v. to be bending
Darladu = v. to be benevolent
Darostyngu = v. to be subject
Dedlidio = v. to be angry again
Deiryd = v. to belong, to pertain, to be related
Dichon = v. to be able
Dichoni = v. to be effectual
Diddori = v. to be unconcerned
Diffygio = v. to be defective
Diglloni = v. to be displeased
Dirfod = v. to be of necessity
Diwydio = v. to be diligent
Dorfod = v. to be concerned
Dori = v. to be concerned
Dyaros = v. to be tarrying
Dybarthu = v. to be separating
Dybreiddio = v. to be depredating
Dybryderu = v. to be sadly musing
Dychurio = v. to be afflicted
Dyddelwi = v. to be as an image
Dyddori = v. to be concerned
Dyfalau = v. to be going on
Dyfeithrin = v. to be nursing
Dyfnu = v. to suck; to be used
Dyleu = v. to be obliged
Dylu = v. to be obliged, to owe
Dyluchio = v. to be throwing
Dyly = v. to be due, to claim
Dymborthi = v. to be mutually aiding; to support one's self
Dymgaru = to be mutually loving
Echrysloni = v. to be direful
Echwa = v. to be on a horse-back
Echwyddo = v. to be still
Eddyllu = v. to be humble
Efain = v. to be moving
Eistedd = n. a sitting, a sit, v. to sit; to be seated
Euain = v. to be moving
Fflicio = v. to be overcast
Ffromi = v. to fume; to be testy
Ffrwhthloni = v. to be fruitful
Ffwdanu = v. to be in a hurry
Fodio = v. to prosper, to be lucky
Frawddu = v. to be full of bustle
Gallel = v. to be possible, to be able
Gelwain = v. to be crying out
Geni = v. to be brought forth; to be contained
Germain = v. to be wailing
Gorawenu = v. to be joyous
Gorddichellu = v. to be overcrafty
Gorddichoni = v. to be more than able
Gorddiogi = v. to be very lazy
Gorian = v. to be querulous
Gorymchwylo = v. to be subverted
Gosonial = v. to be whispering
Gothi = v. to scorn; to be proud, to act proudly
Gryngian = v. to be grunting
Gwasodi = v. to be tufty
Gwastata = v. to be steady
Gwastatau = v. to smooth; to rest, to be composed
Gweladwy = a. what may be seen
Gwilhobain = v. to be galloping
Gwrthwynebadwy = a. that may be opposed, resistible
Gwybyddu = v. to be conscious
Gwylo = v. to be bashful; to weep
Handdyfod = v. to be, to become
Hanu = v. to proceed, to be derived
Helbulo = v. to be full of care
Hwbian = v. to be pushing on
Iesinaw = v. to radiate; to be fair, to render fair
Igian = v. to be sobbing
Iorthi = v. to be continual
Lladdadwy = a. that may be cut off or killed
Lledfrydu = v. to render listless; to be half-minded
Lleru = v. to satiate; to be nice
Llodigaw = v. to be brimming
Llosgi = v. to burn; to be burning
Lluddedu = v. to fatigue; to be weary
Lluydda = v. to be waging in war
Llwygo = v. to turn round; to be in a maze; to be restive
Machludo = v. to be obscured
Mechnio = v. to be surety, to bail
Meddu = v. to be able; to possess
Medru = v. to exert skill; to know how to do; to be able; to aim
Medryd = v. to be able to do; to aim
Meichio = v. to bail, to be bail
Mesig = a. what may be chewed
Nawnu = v. to uphold; to be noon, to be meridional
Nogio = v. to stop; to be restive
Ochain = v. to be uttering groans
Oeri = v. to cool, to chill; to be come cold
Oroi = v. to utter; to be uttering
Pei = con. if it were, if it should be
Pendroni = v. to be hair-brained
Pendwmpian = v. to be nodding
Penhwntian = v. to be tottering
Plitho = v. to blend, to be blended or mixed together
Poesi = v. to be existing
Poethi = v. to heat; to be heated
Preselu = v. to be over-run of foul
Pryderu = v. to be anxious
Pystyled = v. to be agog; to caper
Pythori = v. to be anxious
Rhadloni = v. to be gracious
Rhewi = v. to freeze; to be ice
Rholian = v. to be rolling about
Rhwyfain = v. to be swaying
Rhyfeddu = v. to wonder, to be surprised
Seddu = v. to seat; to be seated
Serchu = v. to be affected; to love
Sychedu = to thirst, to be thirst
Synio = v. to feel; to be sensible
Talmu = v. to be abrupt; to impress
Tau = v. to stretch out; to be still, pron. thine
Teimlo = v. to feel, to be sensible
Terogi = v. to be full of avidity
Tyrddain = v. to be blustering
Tyrfain = v. to be blustering
Ufuddau = v. to obey, to be humble
Ymbalfalu = v. to be groping
Ymddadwreiddio = v. to be eradicated; to self eradicate
Ymddial = v. to revenge, to be revenged
Ymdroi = v. to be delaying
Ymerbyn = v. to be in opposition
Ymerlid = v. to be pursuing
Ymhel = v. to be meddling
Ymholi = v. to be questioning
Ymlaesu = v. to be drooping
Ymlwybran = v. to be creeping
Ymnabod = v. to be acquainted
Ymofyn = v. to be inquiring
Ymogwyddo = v. to be inclined
Ymserchu = v. to be doating
Ymwahanu = v. to separate one's self; to be divided
Ymwasgaru = v. to be self-scattering; to become scattered
Ynfydu = v. to rave; to be mad
Ystercian = v. to be jerking
Ystwyrain = v. to be stretching
Yswilio = v. to be abashed
Shakespeare Words
METE: to measure
Australian Slang
(derogatory) 1. person who aspires to be like a specified person, usually someone famous: “a Dolly Parton wannabe”; 2. person who aspires to a particular role in life but has not achieved it: “an Olympic wannabe”; 3. trying very hard but not succeeding
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
(synonym) beryllium, glucinium, atomic number 4
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(substance-holonym) beryl

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"
(hyponym) look
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?"
(hyponym) stretch, stretch along
4. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
(synonym) exist
(hyponym) come
(derivation) being, beingness, existence
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!"
(synonym) equal
(hyponym) equate, correspond
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"
(synonym) constitute, represent, make up, comprise
(hyponym) make
8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
(synonym) follow
(hyponym) vet
9. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
(synonym) embody, personify
(hypernym) typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
(hyponym) body, personify
10. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
(hypernym) take, occupy, use up
11. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
(synonym) live
(verb-group) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
(derivation) organism, being
12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
(hypernym) stay, remain, rest
13. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
(synonym) cost
(hyponym) set back, knock back, put back
Be Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
BE Aerospace, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Designs, manufactures, sells and services commercial aircraft cabin interior products such as aircraft seating, passenger entertainment and service systems, and galley structures and inserts; Provides audio and video entertainment products and services to ground transportation industry; And provides upgrade, maintenance and repair
Be Incorporated
Exchange: Nasdaq
Offers integrated software platform and development tools which enable the creation of customized internet appliances, and desktop operating system optimized for digital media applications.
BE Semiconductor Industries NV
Exchange: Nasdaq
Not Available
Be Free, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Provides online performance marketing solutions that enable electronic commerce merchants and internet portals to market their products and services to a broad clientele.
Be Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
European Defence Agency Acronyms
Belgium (Participating Member State)
  
© 2005-2008 European Defence Agency. ( About )
DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
number basic encyclopedia number
  
basic encyclopedia
  
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )
NATO Acronyms
Belgium Nation
International Relations and Security Acronyms
Beriev (Soviet aircraft designation)
 
Be Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
General Chemistry Glossary
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(Be) Element 4, atomic weight 9.0122, an extremely toxic metal used as a neutron source and in phosphors.
Hill Associates Acronym List
Excess Burst Size (FR)
Mineralogy Database
Atomic Mass : 9.01218
Atomic Number : 4
Name Origins: Greek, beryllos = "beryl."
Year Discovered:
1797
Discovery Credits:
N. L. Vauquerlin at Paris, France. Isolated in 1828 by R. Wohler at Berlin, Germany, and independently by A. A. B Bussy at Paris, France.
Remarks:
Silvery-white, lustrous, relatively soft metal, obtained by the electrolysis of fused BeCl2. Unaffected by air or water even at red heat. Used in alloys with copper and nickel, and imparts excellent electrical and thermal conductivities. Copper alloy used to make spark-proof tools.
Diagnostic tests: The majority of beryllium-bearing minerals are silicates or phosphates. There are no simple chemical tests to determine Be. Atomic Emission spectroscopy and atomic adsorption spectroscopy are commonly employed for the detection of beryllium.
More Details
Airline Codes
Centennial (Spain)
IATA: BE
ICAO: CNA
Web:
Aliances:
FF:
Country Data Codes
Belgium (Internet),
Belgium (ISO 3166),
Belgium (FIPS 10-4)
Be Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Below or Equal
Multi Internet Domains
BElgium
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Internet Domains
Belgium
Be Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
BE, B.E., Be, or be may refer to:

Businesses and organisations
  • Be Unlimited, a UK Internet service provider
  • Be Inc., a software company and developer of the Be Operating System
  • Beriev Aircraft Company, a Russian aircraft manufacturer
  • flybe's IATA airline code
  • BearingPoint's former stock ticker symbol
  • Baltimore and Eastern Railroad, a Maryland railroad
  • or Left Bloc, a Portuguese political party

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is a neighborhood of Lomé, Togo, located on the lagoon, east of the city.

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.be is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Belgium. The domain became active in 1989 and was administrated by Pierre Verbaeten of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. In 2000, the control of the TLD was transferred to DNS Belgium. As of early 2012 there are 1,253,040 domains that are registered.

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BE Un Limited is an Internet service provider in the United Kingdom with the trading names "Be There", BE Unlimited or simply BE. It is part of Spanish group Telefónica Europe, who also own O2.

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Be Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
maritime&shipping&trade
both ends
Be Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
nam-tor
English - Klingon
v. taH
Klingon - English
n. female, woman
v. suffix : rover, meaning "not". Similar to Ha'. This suffix follows the element (verb or verb suffix) which it negates. It can not be used in imperatives (where ­Qo' is used instead), but it can be applied to verbs used adjectivally.

e.g. :
Qoch : disagree
Qochbe' : agree
choHoHvIpbe' : You are not afraid to kill me
choHoHbe'vIp : You are afraid not to kill me.
yIHmey lI'be' : useless tribbles
Be Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms
Base excess
Labtests Abbreviations KÖRFEZLAB
beryllium
A Basic Guide to ASL
The tip of the right index finger, held in the 'D' position, palm facing left, is held at the lips, and the hand moves straight out and away from the lips.
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