Be (
http://definr.com/Be)
n : a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
[syn:
beryllium,
Be,
glucinium,
atomic number 4]
v 1: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective
or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a
good answer"
2: be identical to; be someone or something, as in "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"; also for
abstract situations and relations: "What is behind this
behavior?"
4: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn:
exist]
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!" [syn:
equal] [ant:
differ]
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" [syn:
constitute,
represent,
make up,
comprise]
8: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a
specific function; "He is a herpetologist; "She is our
resident philosopher" [syn:
follow]
9: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was
Hamlet" [syn:
embody,
personify]
10: spend or use time: "I may be an hour"
11: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My
grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn:
live]
12: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used
only in infinitive form; "let her be"
13: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn:
cost]