being

beings

Substantiv
varelse
  • "Is this the face of an alien being?"
the state or fact of existing: "a point of view gradually coming into being"

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Alla engelska ord på B

be

are

is

were

been

being

Verb
  • "These constitute my entire belonging"
  • "be authorized to"
  • "be accustomed to"
  • "be fairly well paid"
  • "be in bad health"
  • "be on the tip of one's tongue"
  • "be all right"
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • "This is not a good answer"
  • "John is rich"
be identical to; be someone or something, as in "The president of the company is John Smith"
  • "This is my house"
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; also for abstract situations and relations: "What is behind this behavior?"
  • "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"
to consciously exist as a living entity in the world
  • "To be or not to be, that's the question - W. Shakespear"
happen or come to pass; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"
  • "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
  • "There were two hundred people at his funeral"

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work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist
  • "She is our resident philosopher"

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spend or use time
  • "I may be an hour"
  • Svenska
  • vore [ vardagligt ]
have life, be alive
  • "Our great leader is no more"

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were

Hjälpverb
ALLMÄNT
"Were" is a helping verb, in the past tense, that connects a plural subject to a verb, the subjects being You(plural), We and They.
  • "They were watching a movie before I came."

being

Adjektiv
(for the time) being
  • "I'm staying in London, for the time being"