英语词汇“be”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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be

abbrev

Bill of exchange

be /bē/

intransitive verb (prp bēˈing; pap been /bēn or bin/; present subjunctive be; archaic and dialect present indicative be (see am, art², is, are¹); for pat see was, wast¹, were, wert)

To live
To exist
To happen, take place
To occupy a position in space
To have the state or quality mentioned
To remain or continue without change
(with infinitive) must, need (to)
‘be’ also helps form some compound tenses, such as continuous and passive

ORIGIN: OE bēon; Ger bin (1st pers); Gaelic bi exist; Welsh byw live; Gr phyein produce, grow; L fuī I was, fīō I become; Sans bhavati he is; orig to grow

beˈ-all noun (Shakespeare)

All that is to be

be-all and end-all noun

The supreme aim or issue

be that as it may see under may¹

BE

abbrev

Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Engineering
Bill of exchange
Board of Education

Be (chem)

symbol

Beryllium

be- /bi-/

prefix

Used (1) to form words with the sense of around, on all sides, in all directions, thoroughly, as in besiege
(2) to form verbs from adjectives and nouns (often in facetious modern coinages, eg bejerseyed)
(3) formerly, to make intransitive verbs transitive, as in bespeak

ORIGIN: OE bi-, weak form of bī (see by¹)

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