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Definizione monolingua be



be


Verb

be (highly irregular)


  1. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
    • 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 2:
      Rachel wepynge ffor her chyldren, and wolde nott be comforted because they were not.
    • c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet:
      To be or not to be, that is the question.
    • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici, II.2:
      There is surely a peece of Divinity in us, something that was before the Elements, and owes no homage unto the Sun.
    • 2004, Richard Schickel, ""Not Just an African Story"", Time, 13 Dec 2004:
      The genial hotel manager of the past is no more. Now owner of a trucking concern and living in Belgium, Rusesabagina says the horrors he witnessed in Rwanda ""made me a different man.""
  2. With there as dummy subject: to exist.
    • 1598, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice:
      Some men there are loue not a gaping Pigge: / Some that are mad, if they behold a Cat: / And others, when the bag-pipe sings ith nose, / Cannot containe their Vrine for affection.
    • 1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion:
      ""There is a sort of domestic enjoyment to be known even in a crowd, and this you had.""
    • 2011, Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 6 Jul 2011:
      ""There has been lots of commentary on who is staying and who is staying out and this weekend will be the real test,"" said one senior media buying agency executive who has pulled the advertising for one major client.
  3. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
    The cup is on the table.
  4. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
    When will the meeting be?
  5. (intransitive, without predicate) elliptical form of ""be here"", ""go to and return from"" or similar.
    The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
    I have been to Spain many times.
  6. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
    Ignorance is bliss.
  7. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
    3 times 5 is fifteen.
  8. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
    François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
  9. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
    The sky is blue.
  10. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
    The sky is a deep blue today.
  11. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
    The dog was drowned by the boy.
    • 1995, C. K. Ogden, Psyche: An Annual General and Linguistic Psychology 1920-1952, C. K. Ogden, ISBN 9780415127790, page 13:
      Study courses of Esperanto and Ido have been broadcast.
  12. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
    The woman is walking.
    I shall be writing to you soon.
    We liked to chat while we were eating.
    • 1995, C. K. Ogden, Psyche: An Annual General and Linguistic Psychology 1920-1952, C. K. Ogden, ISBN 9780415127790, page 13:
      In the possibility of radio uses of a constructed language — and such experiments are proving successful — vast sums of money and untold social forces may be involved.
  13. (archaic) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs. Often still used for to go
    They are not yet come back. (Macbeth by William Shakespeare) (instead of They have not yet come back.)
    • 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, lines 67-68
      ‘I wish that he were come to me, / For he will come,’ she said.
    • 1922, A. E. Housman, Last Poems XXV, line 13
      The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning;
    He is gone.
  14. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future subjunctive.
    I am to leave tomorrow.
    I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
  15. Used to link a subject to a count or measurement.
    This building is three hundred years old.
    It is almost eight.
    I am 75 kilograms.
  16. (With since) used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
    It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
    It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
  17. (often impersonal) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
    It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
    Why is it so dark in here?
Noun

be


  1. oath
Adjective

be


  1. red
Adverb

be


  1. in
Preposition

be (with genitive)


  1. (shows absence of something) without
  2. besides; but, except
Conjunction

be


  1. and
    w?iklis be m?rg? - a boy and a girl


Definizione italiano>inglese be


essere
  occupy a place
  occur, take place
  exist
  used to indicate that the subject and object are the same
  used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same
  used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominative
  used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it
  used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase
  used to form the passive voice
  Occupare un luogo. Uso: "sono a casa."
  To occupy a place.
  Utilizzato per formare il modo passivo. (Indica che il soggetto assume il ruolo dell'oggetto.)
  Used to form the passive voice. (Indicates that the subject plays the role of the object.)
  Ausiliare utilizzata per formare il modo congiuntivo.
  Used to form the subjunctive mode.
  Avere un esistenza.
  To have existence.
  Collega il soggetto ad un aggettivo che descrive stato di questo.
  Connects a noun to an adjective describing a condition of it.
  Collega il soggetto con un aggetivo che descrive una caratteristica essenziale di questo.
  Connects a noun to an adjective describing an essential characteristic of it.
stare
  used to form the continuous forms of various tenses
esistere
  Avere un esistenza.
  To have existence.
avere
  used to indicate age
andare
  elliptical form of "be here
succedere
  Accadere, avvenire, aver luogo.
  To occur, to take place.
uguale
  used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same
venire
  elliptical form of "be here
accadere
appartenere
avere luogo
che
delirare
devoto
diventare
esserci
fare
farsi
potere
rimanere
riuscire
sapere
sentirsi
stabilirsi
sua
trovare
trovarsi
vivere

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