be(n = noun.substance) atomic number 4, beryllium, glucinium - a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element;

1.  be(v = verb.stative) - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
Sample sentences: John will %s angry

2.  be(v = verb.stative) - be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

3.  be(v = verb.stative) - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"; "Where is my umbrella?"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP; Something ----s

4.  be(v = verb.stative) exist - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
Derived form noun being₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Something ----s

5.  be(v = verb.stative) - happen, occur, take place; "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"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP

6.  be(v = verb.stative) equal - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something

7.  be(v = verb.stative) comprise, constitute, make up, represent - form or compose; "The children made up the chorus"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "These few men comprise his entire army"; "This money is my only income"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

8.  be(v = verb.social) follow - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something

9.  be(v = verb.stative) embody, personify - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

10.  be(v = verb.possession) - spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

11.  be(v = verb.stative) live - have life, be alive; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"; "Our great leader is no more"
Derived form noun being₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Something ----s

12.  be(v = verb.stative) - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

13.  be(v = verb.stative) cost - be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

1.  To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence. [1913 Webster]

2.  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. [1913 Webster]

3.  To take place; to happen; as, the meeting was on Thursday. [1913 Webster]

4.  To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to. [1913 Webster]

be, abbr.
1 Bachelor of Education.
2 Bachelor of Engineering.
3 bill of exchange.

be, symb. Chem. the element beryllium.

be, v. & v.aux. (sing. present am; are; is; pl. present are; 1st and 3rd sing. past was; 2nd sing. past and pl. past were; present subj. be; past subj. were; pres. part. being; past part. been)
--v.intr.
1 (often prec. by there) exist, live (I think, therefore I am; there is a house on the corner; there is no God).
2 a occur; take place (dinner is at eight). b occupy a position in space (he is in the garden; she is from abroad; have you been to Paris?).
3 remain, continue (let it be).
4 linking subject and predicate, expressing: a identity (she is the person; today is Thursday). b condition (he is ill today). c state or quality (he is very kind; they are my friends). d opinion (I am against hanging). e total (two and two are four). f cost or significance (it is {pound}5 to enter; it is nothing to me).
--v.aux.
1 with a past participle to form the passive mood (it was done; it is said; we shall be helped).
2 with a present participle to form continuous tenses (we are coming; it is being cleaned).
3 with an infinitive to express duty or commitment, intention, possibility, destiny, or hypothesis (I am to tell you; we are to wait here; he is to come at four; it was not to be found; they were never to meet again; if I were to die).
4 archaic with the past participle of intransitive verbs to form perfect tenses (the sun is set; Babylon is fallen).

Idiom:
be about occupy oneself with (is about his business). be-all and end-all colloq. (often foll. by of) the whole being or essence. be at occupy oneself with (what is he at?; mice have been at the food). been (or been and gone) and sl. an expression of protest or surprise (he's been and taken my car!). be off colloq. go away; leave. be that as it may see MAY. -to-be of the future (in comb. : bride-to-be).

Etymology:
OE beo(m), (e)am, is, (e)aron; past f. OE w{aelig}s f. wesan to be; there are numerous Gmc cognates

VB  exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay.

VB  believe, credit, give faith to, give credit to, credence to, see, realize, assume, receive, set down for, take for, have it, take it, consider, esteem, presume, count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon, lay one's account for, make sure of, make oneself easy about, on that score, take on trust, take on credit, take for granted, take for gospel, allow some weight to, attach some weight to, know, know for certain, have know, make no doubt, doubt not, be, rest assured, persuade oneself, assure oneself, satisfy oneself, make up one's mind, give one credit for, confide in, believe in, put one's trust in, place in, repose in, implicit confidence in, take one's word for, at one's word, place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to, think, hold, take, take it, opine, be of opinion, conceive, trow, ween, fancy, apprehend, have it, hold a belief, possess, entertain a belief, adopt a belief, imbibe a belief, embrace a belief, get hold of a belief, hazard, foster, nurture a belief, cherish a belief, have an opinion, hold an opinion, possess, entertain an opinion, adopt an opinion, imbibe an opinion, embrace an opinion, get hold of an opinion, hazard an opinion, foster an opinion, nurture an opinion, cherish an opinion, view as, consider as, take as, hold as, conceive as, regard as, esteem as, deem as, look upon as, account as, set down as, surmise, get it into one's head, take it into one's head, come round to an opinion, swallow, cause to be believed, satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure, convince, convict, convert, wean, bring round, bring over, win over, indoctrinate, cram down the throat, produce conviction, carry conviction, bring home to, drive home to, go down, find credence, pass current, be received, be current, possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind.