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If you're struggling to spell the word be, you're not alone. Our page provides the correct spelling, definition, and etymology of this word, along with a variety of sample sentences, idioms, and proverbs featuring be.

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

How do you spell be

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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"

• besitz
• betrachtungen
• benedict's
• bethany
• halbe
• member
• auber
• rescribe
• forbear
• begs

The word "be" in works of art

To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles.

Hamlet / William Shakespeare

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

If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.

War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy

Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is, there must we ever be.

Doctor Faustus / Christopher Marlowe

I know I'm not perfect, but I'm trying my best.

This Is Us / Dan Fogelman

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

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

A Tale of Two Cities / Charles Dickens

Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

The Office (U.S.) / Greg Daniels

We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.

The Breakfast Club / John Hughes

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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

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 Language development in children follows a predictable sequence of stages, beginning with preverbal communication and progressing to babbling, single words, and eventually complex sentences. These stages are influenced by factors such as genetics, environment, and exposure to language, and they are typically reached by certain ages. For example, most children start using two-word phrases around age two and are able to hold more complex conversations by age four or five. Understanding these stages can help parents and caregivers support their children's language development and identify potential delays or disorders.