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This word consists of 2 letters and is spelled as "B-E". It has 1 vowel and 1 consonant.

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be

verb

How to pronunciation be: ˈbē

What does Be Mean?

What does be meaning in English

1. To have some certain state, condition, quality, or accident; is Seventy senators died By their proscriptions, Cicero being one. Shakesp. J. Cæsar. He hath to night been in unusual pleasure. Macbeth. Be what thou hop’st to be, or what thou art, Resign to death, it is not worth enjoying. Shakesp. H. VI. Be but about To say, she ’s a goodly lady, and The justice of your hearts will add thereto, ’Tis pity she ’s not honest, honourable. Shak. Winter’s Tale. Let them shew the former things what they be, that we may consider them. Isaiah, xli. 2
   
2. Therefore be sure, Thou, when the bridegroom with his feastful friends Passes to bliss at the mid hour of night, Hast gain’d thy entrance, virgin wise and pure. Par. Reg. Is it not easy to discern what such men would be at. Stillingfl. To say a man has a clear idea of quantity, without knowing how great it is, is to say, he has the clear idea of the number of the sands, who knows not how many they be. Locke.
   
3. It is the auxiliary verb by which the verb passive is formed. The wine of life is drawn, and the meer lees Is left this vault to brag of. Shakesp. Macbeth.
   
4. To exist; to have existence. The times have been, That when the brains were out the man would die. Macbeth. Here cease, ye pow’rs, and let your vengeance end, Troy is no more, and can no more offend. Dryden. All th’ impossibilities, which poets Count to extravagance of loose description, Shall sooner be. Rowe’s Ambitious Stepmother. To be contents his natural desire; He asks no angel’s wing, nor seraph’s fire. Pope’s Ess. on M.

Other definitions for be

The definition of 'be' is: to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize

How to spell be

Want to know how to spell be, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "be consists of 1 syllables and is spelled "ˈbē".

Synonyms for be:

There are synonyms for be'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of be:

breathe, exist, live, subsist

Some words similar to "be"

• being's
• besotted
• betterment
• embedded
• schnabel
• beautiful
• bestially
• becafico
• tiber
• tarbell

The word "be" in works of art

There was beauty in the idea of freedom, but it was an illusion. Every human heart was chained by love.

Zadie Smith / White Teeth

Each time he took a walk, he felt as though he were leaving himself behind, and by giving himself up to the movement of the streets, by reducing himself to a seeing eye, he was able to escape the obligation to think, and this, more than anything else, brought him a measure of peace, a salutary emptiness within...By wandering aimlessly, all places became equal, and it no longer mattered where he was. On his best walks, he was able to feel that he was nowhere. And this, finally, was all he ever asked of things: to be nowhere.

Paul Auster / City of Glass

It is not true that bravery can be measured by a lack of fear. It takes guts to tremble. It takes tremble to love.

Life and Fate / Vasily Grossman

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

The Picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde

I believe that before all else I am a human being, no less than you - or anyway, no less than those people who call themselves sophisticated and who think they're better than anyone else.

A Doll's House / Henrik Ibsen

I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.

Frankenstein / Mary Shelley

Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen. For my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great. You have no power over me!

Labyrinth / Jim Henson

May the odds be ever in your favor.

The Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins

Ayesha: If she was not all-powerful, why did she set up to be? And if she was, why did she not have her will of Leo without any difficulty? I cannot understand it.

She: A History of Adventure / H. Rider Haggard

That life - whatever else it is - is short. That fate is cruel but maybe not random. That Nature (meaning Death) always wins but that doesn’t mean we have to bow and grovel to it.

Donna Tartt / The Goldfinch

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How many points in scrabble for be

How many points is the word "be" in Scrabble? Is "be" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.

The total scrabble score for the word be is 4

The Art of Foreshadowing in Literature

 Foreshadowing is a technique used by writers to hint at future events or plot twists, creating suspense and anticipation in the reader. It can also add depth and complexity to a story by creating a sense of inevitability or fate. For example, in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," the seemingly innocuous details and dialogue at the beginning of the story gradually build tension and foreshadow the shocking twist at the end. Similarly, the recurring imagery of fire and destruction in Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" foreshadows the book's climactic act of rebellion.