In chem., the symbol for beryllium (the same as glucinum).

An inseparable prefix of verbs, and of nouns thence derived.

Obsolete form of by. Chaucer.

An inseparable prefix of adverbs, which may also be used as prepositions or conjunctions.

To exist; have existence or being; possess reality; be the case; be true or real.

To take place; occur; happen; come about: as, the wedding will be to-morrow; his birthday was last week; it was to be.

Usually, be is a mere copula, or sign of predication, a link between a subject and a predicate.

In metaphysics, to subsist in a state not necessarily amounting to actual existence; have the rudiments of existence. See being.

An auxiliary verb denoting subsistence in or subjection to the mode of action or being expressed by the principal verb.

An infinitive with to after be forms a sort of future, often with a certain implication of obligation: thus, he is to come, they were to appear, she would have been to blame or to be blamed.

noun. The name of the second letter of the alphabet, usually written simply b or B. See B.

intransitive verb. To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.

intransitive verb. 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.

intransitive verb. To take place; to happen.

intransitive verb. To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to.

intransitive verb. a phrase of supposition, equivalent to suppose it to be so; or of permission, signifying let it be so.

intransitive verb. in case.

intransitive verb. to have come from; as, from what place are you? I am from Chicago.

intransitive verb. to omit, or leave untouched; to let alone.

verb. To exist; to have real existence.

verb. With there as dummy subject: to exist.

verb. To occupy a place.

verb. To occur, to take place.

verb. elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.

verb. Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.

verb. Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.

verb. Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.

verb. Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.

verb. Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.

verb. Used to form the passive voice.

verb. Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.

verb. Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go"

verb. Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.

verb. Used to link a subject to a count or measurement.

verb. used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.

verb. Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.

verb. happen, occur, take place

verb. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

verb. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

verb. be identical or equivalent to

verb. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

verb. have life, be alive

verb. spend or use time

verb. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

verb. form or compose

verb. represent, as of a character on stage

noun. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

verb. be priced at

verb. be identical to; be someone or something

verb. have an existence, be extant