BEの定義と意味 - メリアム・ウェブスター

BE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Est. 1828 Dictionary Definition verb symbol abbreviation (1) abbreviation (2) prefix verb 5 verb symbol abbreviation (1) abbreviation (2) prefix Synonyms Example Sentences Word History Phrases Containing Rhymes Entries Near Related Articles Cite this Entry Citation Kids Definition Kids Medical Definition Medical More from M-W Show more Show more Citation Kids Medical More from M-W Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In be 1 of 5 verb ˈbē past tense first- and third-person singular was ˈwəz ˈwäz ; past tense second-person singular were ˈwər ; past tense plural were ; past subjunctive were ; past participle been ˈbin ˈben chiefly British ˈbēn ; present participle being ˈbē(-i)ŋ ; present tense first-person singular am əm , ˈam ; present tense second-person singular are ˈär ər ; present tense third-person singular is ˈiz əz ; present tense plural are ; present subjunctive be Synonyms of be intransitive verb 1 a : to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize January is the first month. let x be 10 b : to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as The first person I met was my brother. c : to constitute the same class as These three books are the authoritative works on the president's life. d : to have a specified qualification or characterization The leaves are green. e : to belong to the class of The fish is a trout. Keeping this room clean is your responsibility. Note: In senses 1a through 1e, be functions as a simple copula or linking verb . 2 a : to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live I think, therefore I am . b : to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position The book is on the table. c : to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in the infinitive form Let him be . d : to take place : occur The concert was last night. e : to come or go has already been and gone has never been to the circus f archaic : belong , befall … to thine and Albany's issue be this perpetual. — William Shakespeare auxiliary verb 1 — used as an auxiliary (see auxiliary entry 2 sense 3 ) with the past participle of transitive verbs to form the passive voice The money was found. The house is being built. 2 — used as the auxiliary of the present participle in progressive tenses expressing continuous action He is reading. I have been sleeping. 3 — used with the past participle of some intransitive verbs as an auxiliary forming archaic perfect tenses … Christ is risen from the dead … — 1 Corinthians 15:20 (Douay Version) 4 — used with to + infinitive to express futurity, arrangement in advance, or obligation I am to interview him today. She was to become famous. 5 or less commonly bes ˈbēz or be's — used in the uninflected form be or sometimes the form bes or be's in African American English and to varying degrees in some other varieties of English to indicate that an action or state is habitual or frequent I be singing in the shower. … they be bothering you while you try and do your work. … — unidentified African American English speaker , quoted in The Corpus of Regional African American Language It bes that way. We learned to slide out of one language and into another without being conscious of the effort. At school, in a given situation, we might respond with "That's not unusual." But in the street, meeting the same situation, we easily said "It be's like that sometimes." — Maya Angelou Note: This feature of African American English often occurs between the subject and predicate of a sentence, and can precede noun phrases, prepositional phrases, adverbial phrases, adjectives, passive verbs, -ing verbs, and the African American English feature perfective done . In linguistics, this use is referred to as aspectual be , habitual be , or invariant be . It usually occurs in the uninflected form be , as in the first two examples above; however, in African American English in particular, it sometimes takes the form bes or be's . see also been entry 1 Be 2 of 5 symbol beryllium Bé 3 of 5 abbreviation (1) Baumé BE 4 of 5 abbreviation (2) 1 bachelor of education 2 bachelor of engineering 3 bill of exchange 4 Black English 5 British English be- 5 of 5 prefix 1 : on : around : over be smear 2 : to a great or greater degree : thoroughly be fuddle 3 : excessively : ostentatiously — in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs be deck and in adjectives based on adjectives ending in -ed be ribboned 4 : about : to : at : upon : against : across be stride 5 : make : cause to be : treat as be little be friend 6 : call or dub especially excessively be doctor 7 : affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively be devil be fog Synonyms of be Relevance Verb live exist See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of be in a Sentence Verb stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden” we'll be there waiting for you Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback . Verb There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2026 There is something the series hasn’t yet tried, which would certainly get people talking. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2026 Before that, there was the infamously long 19-second-long handshake with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2017. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today , 29 Apr. 2026 And then there are the Knicks, who fell behind, 1-2, in their first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks before stringing together back-to-back double-digit victories, the most recent coming in a 126-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News , 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for be Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Old English bēon ; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce Prefix Middle English, from Old English bi-, be- ; akin to Old English bī by, near — more at by First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Time Traveler The first known use of be was before the 12th century See more words from the same century Phrases Containing be a force to be reckoned with a man / woman / person to be reckoned with aspectual be a thing devoutly to be wished be a devil be a great one for be - all and end - all be any good be apprenticed to be at pains be awesomesauce be back be (back) in the swing of things be / become one's own man be best friends with be bunkered be bursting be bursting at the seams (be) careful what you wish for be concentrated be conditioned on / upon be cooking be correlated with be curtains for be cut up about be damned be deeply invested in be descended from be done with be done with it be / fall prey to be friends with be / get carried away be / get in someone's face be / get togged up / out beggars can't be choosers be given one's card be going be going to be great at be had be hard / tough to beat be hearing things be honest / frank be hurting be in for a (big / real) surprise be (in) for the high jump be in love be in receipt of be into (someone) for be in with a shout be kind enough be laughing be left to one's own devices be / lie at the bottom of be / live in each other's pockets be living on borrowed time be made of sterner / tougher stuff be / make so bold be / mean / spell curtains for be my guest be myself be mysterious be no respecter of persons be not a patch on be off be of good cheer be of service be of the opinion be oneself be one's own boss be one's usual self be on / have a short fuse be on intimate terms be on one's merry way be on the lookout for be out of a job be paid up be possessed of be privileged be puffed (up) with pride be put to death be quick on the draw be rained off be rained out be reborn be reincarnated be represented be resigned to be riding for a fall be riding high be rid of be rough on (someone) be run / rushed off one's feet be secure in the belief / knowledge be sick be sickening for be so kind be sold out be so rough on them (be) spoiling for be spoken for be starving / starved be / stay holed up be struck by be struck on be supposed to be sure be sweet on be that as it may be the death of be toast be to do with be tough on be tuned in be under the impression be upstanding be widowed be wild about be without substance be witness to boys will be boys bride - to - be can be forgiven cannot be helped cannot be overemphasized cannot be overstated can't be helped can't be overstressed can't be serious chance would be a fine thing children should be seen and not heard couldn't be happier couldn't be worse / better cracked up to be cut out to do / be far be it from fit to be tied force to be reckoned with get / be caught in a storm get / be shot of glory be going to be sick habitual be how will that be how would it be if looks could kill, I'd be dead right now if need be I'll be bound I'll be damned I'll be danged I'll be darned I'll be hanged I'll be seeing you invariant be is nowhere to be found It has to be said (it's) better (to be) safe than sorry it should be remembered leave a great deal to be desired leave a lot to be desired leave much to be desired leave nothing to be desired leave (someone or something) be let bygones be bygones let it be known let's be honest let (someone or something) be looks can be deceiving / deceptive meant to be meant to (be / do something) not have to be that way nothing could be further from someone's mind nothing could be further from the truth not to be missed not to be sniffed at nowhere to b