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bes definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb be 8 of 13 senses of be Sense 1 be => suffer, hurt => be well => suffer => feel => stay, remain, rest => continue => sparkle, scintillate => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate => rank => point => want need require => rest => cut => seethe => mope, moon around moon about => sulk, grizzle, brood, stew => look appear, seem => appear, seem => owe => belong => cover => represent => account => cut across => begin, start => begin => stand => specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate => go => make sense add up => consist, comprise => prove, turn out turn up => account for => remain => stand by stick by stick to stick with adhere => loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => total, number, add up come amount => count matter, weigh => rate, deserve, merit => buy => shine => fall => depend => underlie => stink => subtend, delimit => incarnate, body forth, embody => contain, take hold => cost, be => measure => hum, buzz, seethe => pass => abound => disagree, disaccord, discord => gape, yawn, yaw => tend, be given lean, incline, run => pride => run, go => figure, enter => press => rage => relate, interrelate => rut => stagnate => stagnate => come in handy => squat => hoodoo => impend => range, run => stay, stay on continue, remain => sell => translate => head, head up => come in for => compare => fall, come => run into encounter => gravitate => pay => diverge => shine => iridesce => lie => stand => hang => litter => suit => end => fit => lend => let go => belong => belong => wind, curve => jumble, mingle => promise => accept take => clean => draw => wash => balance => hail, come => act => test => seem => answer => attend => beat => hold => contain => connect => sell => sell => kill => make => deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify => consist => work => lubricate => breathe Sense 3 be => stretch, stretch along => attend, go to => occupy, fill => dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate => inhabit, occupy => stand back keep one's eyes off keep one's distance, keep one's hands off stay away => reach, extend to touch => run, go pass, lead, extend => go lead => cover, extend => extend, stick out poke out reach out => lie => sit => face => straddle => follow => center on => lie, rest => belong, go => come Sense 4 exist, be => come => preexist => kick around knock about kick about => coexist => prevail, hold obtain => dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in => endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril => flow Sense 6 equal, be => equate, correspond => match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree => represent, stand for correspond Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be => make => compose => form constitute, make => range, straddle => fall into fall under => present, pose Sense 8 be follow => vet => cox Sense 9 embody, be personify => body, personify => exemplify, represent, typify Sense 13 cost, be => set back knock back put back Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb be 8 of 13 senses of be Sense 1 be => suffer, hurt => have => gag, choke, suffocate => ail => starve, hunger, famish => be well => suffer => freeze => swelter => feel => suffocate => stay, remain, rest => sit tight => stick together, stay together => stand => keep stay fresh => be => continue => carry, extend => last => prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure => carry over => stand => wash => sparkle, scintillate => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar => disorient, disorientate => rank => place come in come out => come => point => want need require => cry => rest => kneel => stand stand up => ramp => stand back => line up queue up queue => cut => seethe => bubble over overflow, spill over => mope, moon around moon about => sulk, grizzle, brood, stew => look appear, seem => make => cut => feel => pass off => sound => come across => glow, beam, radiate, shine => glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine => spangle => shimmer => leap out jump out jump, stand out stick out => rise, lift, rear => loom, tower, hulk => loom => feel => crawl => appear, seem => seem => owe => mortgage => bond => belong => cover => represent => instantiate => speak for => account => cut across => begin, start => begin => stand => specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate => determine => pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify => concretize => redefine => go => make sense add up => consist, comprise => prove, turn out turn up => result, ensue => come => be due, flow from => follow => follow come after => account for => remain => stand by stick by stick to stick with adhere => loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => prowl, lurch => total, number, add up come amount => work out => outnumber => average, average out => make => count matter, weigh => weigh, press => rate, deserve, merit => buy => shine => fall => depend => underlie => stink => subtend, delimit => incarnate, body forth, embody => reincarnate => contain, take hold => sleep => seat => cost, be => set back knock back put back => measure => stand => weigh => last endure => run, run for => wear, hold out endure => drag on drag out => scale => hum, buzz, seethe => teem, swarm => crawl => pass => abound => disagree, disaccord, discord => gape, yawn, yaw => tend, be given lean, incline, run => take kindly to => suffer => gravitate => pride => run, go => figure, enter => press => rage => relate, interrelate => predicate => tutor => tie in => rut => stagnate => stagnate => come in handy => squat => hoodoo => impend => range, run => stay, stay on continue, remain => bide, abide, stay => overstay, outstay => sell => retail => trade => translate => head, head up => come in for => compare => go => fall, come => run into encounter => gravitate => pay => diverge => shine => iridesce => opalesce => lie => stand => hang => brood, hover, loom, bulk large => litter => suit => agree => end => close => fit => fit go => joint => lend => let go => belong => belong => wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake => jumble, mingle => promise => accept take => clean => draw => wash => balance => hail, come => act => test => seem => answer => attend => beat => hold => contain => connect => sell => sell => kill => make => deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify => consist => work => lubricate => breathe Sense 3 be => stretch, stretch along => attend, go to => sit in => worship => offer, offer up => sacrifice => immolate => occupy, fill => deluge, flood, inundate => crowd => take up => dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate => neighbor, neighbour => rusticate => occupy, reside, lodge in => move in => stay at => squat => crash => cohabit, shack up => miscegenate => lodge => sleep over => camp, encamp, camp out bivouac, tent => board, room => inhabit, occupy => tenant => infest => invade, overrun, infest => nest => stand back keep one's eyes off keep one's distance, keep one's hands off stay away => reach, extend to touch => reach into => run, go pass, lead, extend => come => radiate, ray => go far go deep => go lead => cover, extend => cross, traverse, span, sweep => sweep => rake => enfilade => overlap => spread, overspread => ridge => dot, stud, constellate => extend, stick out poke out reach out => lie => ride => lap => localize, localise => slant => precede, predate => underlie => cap, crest => front, look face => confront => back => flank => head => surmount => pinnacle => crown => dominate, command, overlook, overtop => shadow, overshadow, dwarf => line run along => rim => beard => orient, point => look out on look out over overlook, look across => sit => face => straddle => follow => center on => lie, rest => belong, go => come Sense 4 exist, be => come => preexist => kick around knock about kick about => coexist => coexist => coincide, cooccur => overlap => prevail, hold obtain => dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in => inhere => pertain, appertain => endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril => flow Sense 6 equal, be => equate, correspond => match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree => consist => look => answer => coincide => align => correlate => parallel => twin, duplicate, parallel => square => corroborate, underpin, bear out support => resemble => look like => come to life => take after => approximate, come close => border on approach => converge => imitate, copy => make => ape => emulate => follow suit => echo, recall => meet fit conform to => coordinate => behoove, behove => satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to => suffice, do answer, serve => tide over bridge over keep going => go a long way => serve, function => prelude => act as => qualify, measure up => go around => cover => suit, accommodate, fit => homologize => befit, suit, beseem => harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in agree => blend, go blend in => pattern => accede, adhere => overlap => share => partake => osculate => rhyme, rime => assonate => represent, stand for correspond Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be => make => compose => form constitute, make => constellate => conglobate, conglobe => chelate => add => range, straddle => spread-eagle => fall into fall under => present, pose Sense 8 be follow => vet => cox Sense 9 embody, be personify => body, personify => exemplify, represent, typify Sense 13 cost, be => set back knock back put back Entailment of verb be Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb be 13 senses of be Sense 1 be Sense 2 be Sense 3 be Sense 4 exist, be Sense 5 be Sense 6 equal, be Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be Sense 8 be follow Sense 9 embody, be personify => symbolize, symbolise, stand for represent Sense 10 be => take occupy, use up Sense 11 be live Sense 12 be => stay, remain, rest Sense 13 cost, be => be Familiarity of verb be be used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 13) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb be Sense 1 be -------------- Sense 2 be -------------- Sense 3 be -------------- Sense 4 exist, be -------------- Sense 5 be -------------- Sense 6 equal, be -------------- Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be -------------- Sense 8 be follow -------------- Sense 9 embody, be personify => symbolize, symbolise, stand for represent -------------- Sense 10 be => take occupy, use up -------------- Sense 11 be live -------------- Sense 12 be => stay, remain, rest -------------- Sense 13 cost, be => be -------------- Grep of noun bes besieger besieging besom bessel bessemer bessemer converter bessemer process bessera bessera elegans besseya besseya alpina bessie smith bessy cerca best best and greatest best evidence rule best friend best man best seller bestiality bestiary bestowal bestowment celebes federation of tribes genus ribes hobbes lost tribes pubes ribes tabes thebes thomas hobbes vibes Grep of noun be abbe academic robe acorn tube adobe aerobe anaerobe anglophobe astilbe astrolabe auditory tube augustin eugene scribe babe bathrobe be beach beach aster beach ball beach buggy beach chair beach erosion beach flea beach front beach goldenrod beach grass beach heather beach house beach morning glory beach pancake beach pea beach plum beach plum bush beach sand verbena beach strawberry beach towel beach waggon beach wagon beach wormwood beachcomber beachhead beachwear beacon beacon fire beacon hill beacon light bead bead and quirk bead fern bead tree beaded lizard beading beading plane beadle beads beadsman beadwork beagle beagling beak beaked hazelnut beaked parsley beaked salmon beaked whale beaker beam beam-ends beam balance beam of light beam scale bean bean-caper family bean aphid bean beetle bean blight bean caper bean curd bean dip bean plant bean sprout bean tostada bean tree bean trefoil bean weevil beanbag beanball beaner beanfeast beanie beano beanstalk beantown beany bear bear's-paw fern bear's breech bear's breeches bear's ear bear's foot bear's grape bear cat bear claw bear cub bear grass bear hug bear market bear oak bear paw bearberry bearberry willow bearcat beard beard lichen beard moss beard worm bearded darnel bearded iris bearded seal bearded vulture bearded wheatgrass beardless iris bearer bearer bond bearing bearing brass bearing false witness bearing metal bearing rein bearing wall bearnaise bearskin bearwood beast beast of burden beastliness beat beat generation beater beatification beating beating-reed instrument beatitude beatles beatnik beatniks beatrice beatrice lillie beatrice webb beats beats per minute beau beau brummell beau geste beau ideal beau monde beaufort scale beaufort sea beaugregory beaujolais beaumont beaumontia beaumontia grandiflora beaut beauteousness beautician beautification beauty beauty bush beauty consultant beauty parlor beauty parlour beauty quark beauty salon beauty shop beauty sleep beauty spot beauvoir beaux arts beaver beaver board beaver rat beaver state beaverbrook bebop bechamel bechamel sauce bechtel crab bechuana beck becket becket bend beckett beckley beckman thermometer becomingness becquerel bed bed-and-breakfast bed-wetting bed and breakfast bed bug bed check bed clothing bed cover bed covering bed jacket bed linen bed of flowers bed of roses bed pillow bed sheet beda bedbug bedchamber bedclothes bedcover bedder bedding bedding geranium bedding material bedding plant bede bedesman bedevilment bedfellow bedford cord bedframe bedground bedlam bedlamite bedlington terrier bedouin bedpan bedpost bedrest bedrock bedroll bedroom bedroom furniture bedroom set bedroom suite bedside bedside manner bedsit bedsitter bedsitting room bedsore bedspread bedspring bedstead bedstraw bedtime beduin bedwetter bee bee balm bee beetle bee eater bee fly bee house bee killer bee moth bee orchid bee sting beebalm beebread beech beech family beech fern beech marten beech tree beecher beechnut beechwood beef beef bourguignonne beef broth beef burrito beef cattle beef fondue beef goulash beef jerky beef loin beef man beef neck beef patty beef plant beef roast beef stew beef stock beef stroganoff beef tallow beef tea beef tenderloin beef tongue beef wellington beefalo beefburger beefeater beefsteak beefsteak begonia beefsteak fungus beefsteak geranium beefsteak morel beefsteak plant beefwood beehive beehive state beekeeper beekeeping beeline beelzebub beep beeper beer beer barrel beer bottle beer can beer drinker beer garden beer glass beer hall beer keg beer maker beer mug beerbohm beeswax beet beet armyworm beet blight beet green beet sugar beethoven beetle beetleweed beetroot befooling before christ befoulment befuddlement begetter beggar beggar's-ticks beggar's lice beggar-ticks beggar lice beggarman beggarweed beggarwoman beggary begging begin beginner beginning beginning rhyme begonia begonia cheimantha begonia cocchinea begonia dregei begonia erythrophylla begonia family begonia feastii begonia heracleifolia begonia rex begonia semperflorens begonia socotrana begonia tuberhybrida begoniaceae beguilement beguiler beguine begum behalf behavior behavior modification behavior therapy behaviorism behaviorist behavioristic psychology behaviour behaviourism behaviourist behaviouristic psychology beheading behemoth behest behind behmen behmenism beholder beholding behring beige beijing beijing dialect being beingness beirut bel bel-merodach bel canto bel esprit bela ferenc blasko bela lugosi belamcanda belamcanda chinensis belarus belarusian belau belay belaying pin belch belching beldam beldame beleaguering belemnite belemnitidae belemnoidea belfast belfry belgian belgian beef stew belgian capital belgian congo belgian endive belgian franc belgian griffon belgian hare belgian sheepdog belgian shepherd belgian waffle belgique belgium belgrade belief believability believer believing belisarius belittling belize belize dollar bell bell-shaped curve bell apple bell arch bell book bell buoy bell captain bell cot bell cote bell deck bell founder bell foundry bell gable bell glass bell heather bell jar bell magpie bell metal bell morel bell pepper bell push bell ringer bell ringing bell seat bell shape bell tent bell toad bell tower bella sombra belladonna belladonna lily bellarmine bellarmino bellbird bellbottom trousers bellbottoms bellboy belle belle de nuit belle isle cress belleau wood bellerophon belles-lettres belles lettres bellflower bellflower family bellhop belligerence belligerency belligerent belling bellingham bellis bellis perennis bellman bellow bellower bellowing bellows bellows fish bellpull bells of ireland bellwether bellwort belly belly dance belly dancer belly dancing belly flop belly flopper belly laugh belly whop belly whopper bellyache bellyacher bellyband bellybutton bellyful belmont park belmont stakes belo horizonte belonging belongings belonidae belorussia belorussian belostomatidae beloved belshazzar belt belt buckle belt maker belted kingfisher belted sandfish belting beluga beluga caviar belvedere bema bemidji bemisia bemisia tabaci bemusement ben ben gurion ben hecht ben hogan ben jonson ben shahn benadryl bench bench clamp bench lathe bench mark bench press bench vise bench warmer bench warrant benchley benchmark bend bend dexter bend sinister bendability benday process bender bending bendopa bends bendy tree benedick benedict benedict arnold benedict de spinoza benedictine benediction benefaction benefactor benefactress benefice beneficence beneficiary beneficiation benefit benefit album benefit concert benefit of clergy benelux benevolence bengal bengal bean bengal kino bengal light bengal rose bengal tiger bengali benghal bean benghazi benign prostatic hyperplasia benign tumor benign tumour benignancy benignity benin benin franc beninese benison benito mussolini benjamin benjamin bush benjamin david goodman benjamin disraeli benjamin franklin benjamin franklin bridge benjamin franklin norris jr benjamin harris benjamin harrison benjamin henry latrobe benjamin jonson benjamin jowett benjamin peirce benjamin ricketson tucker benjamin rush benjamin shahn benjamin spock benjamin thompson benjamin west benne bennet bennett bennettitaceae bennettitales bennettitis benni bennie bennington benniseed benny benny goodman benny hill benoit mandelbrot bent bent grass bentgrass bentham benthic division benthonic zone benthos benton bentonite benvenuto cellini benweed benzedrine benzene benzene formula benzene nucleus benzene ring benzine benzoate benzoate of soda benzocaine benzodiazepine benzofuran benzoic acid benzoin benzoin odoriferum benzol benzoquinone benzoyl group benzoyl peroxide benzoyl radical benzyl benzyl group benzyl radical benzylpenicillin beograd beowulf bequest berating berber berberidaceae berberis berberis canadensis berberis thunbergii berberis vulgaris berceuse bercy bercy butter bereavement beret berg bergall bergamot bergamot mint bergamot orange bergen bergenia bergman bergson beria beriberi bering bering sea bering standard time bering strait bering time berit berith berkeley berkelium berkshire berkshire hills berkshires berlin berlin airlift berlin doughnut berliner berlioz bermuda bermuda buttercup bermuda cedar bermuda chub bermuda dollar bermuda grass bermuda lily bermuda maidenhair bermuda maidenhair fern bermuda onion bermuda plan bermuda rig bermuda shorts bermuda triangle bermudan bermudan rig bermudas bermudian bermudian rig bern berna eli oldfield bernard bernard hinault bernard law montgomery bernard malamud bernardo bertolucci bernd heinrich wilhelm von kleist berne bernese mountain dog bernhardt bernoulli bernoulli's law bernoulli distribution bernstein beroe berra berry berry fern berteroa berteroa incana berth bertholletia bertholletia excelsa bertillon bertillon system bertolt brecht bertolucci bertrand arthur william russell bertrand russell berycomorphi beryl beryllium beryllium bronze berzelius besieger besieging besom bessel bessemer bessemer converter bessemer process bessera bessera elegans besseya besseya alpina bessie smith bessy cerca best best and greatest best evidence rule best friend best man best seller bestiality bestiary bestowal bestowment bet beta beta-adrenergic blocker beta-adrenergic blocking agent beta-adrenergic receptor beta-adrenoceptor beta-carotene beta-hydroxybutyric acid beta-lactamase beta-lipoprotein beta-naphthol beta blocker beta centauri beta crucis beta globulin beta iron beta orionis beta particle beta radiation beta ray beta receptor beta rhythm beta software beta test beta vulgaris beta vulgaris cicla beta vulgaris rubra beta vulgaris vulgaris beta wave betatron bete noire betel betel nut betel palm betel pepper betelgeuse beth bethe bethel bethlehem bethune betise betrayal betrayer betrothal betrothed betsy griscom ross betsy ross bette davis better better half betterment betting odds betting shop bettong bettongia bettor betty friedan betty naomi friedan betula betula alleghaniensis betula cordifolia betula fontinalis betula glandulosa betula lenta betula leutea betula neoalaskana betula nigra betula papyrifera betula pendula betula populifolia betula pubescens betulaceae betweenbrain beurre noisette bevatron bevel bevel gear bevel square beverage beveridge beverly hills beverly sills bevin bevy bewick's swan bewilderment bewitchery bewitchment bey bezant bezel bezique bezoar goat bezzant black-necked grebe blow tube blowtube boob tube boron counter tube bouillon cube bribe bride-to-be broccoli rabe bronchial tube buncombe capillary tube caribe cartilaginous tube cathode-ray tube celestial globe chinese jujube clitocybe color television tube color tube color tv tube colour television tube colour tube colour tv tube counter tube crambe crookes tube cube danube diatribe digestive tube dusanbe dushanbe dwarf astilbe dyushambe ear lobe eared grebe earlobe ecclesiastical robe elbe electron tube endotracheal tube eustachian tube fallopian tube francophobe frontal lobe gas-discharge tube gastrocybe geiger-muller tube geiger tube genus astilbe genus clitocybe genus crambe genus gastrocybe genus hygrocybe gibe glebe globe glow tube great crested grebe grebe groom-to-be hebe hepatic lobe homophobe hunting and gathering tribe hygrocybe ice cube inner tube ionization tube jibe judge's robe jujube katharobe kibe kundt's tube latrobe little grebe little phoebe lobe lounging robe major lobe microbe nasotracheal tube nbe nebe neon tube neural tube night-robe obligate anaerobe occipital lobe parietal lobe phoebe pickelhaube picture tube pied-billed grebe piriform lobe pitot-static tube pitot tube plebe pollen tube prefrontal lobe probe proportional counter tube pyriform lobe rear of tube rectifying tube red-necked grebe robe rube saprobe sayornis phoebe sbe scribe sebe sieve tube space probe speaking tube static tube stock cube strobe strophanthus kombe television-camera tube television pickup tube television tube temporal lobe test tube thebe thermionic tube thermionic vacuum tube torpedo tube tribe tricolor television tube tricolor tube tricolour television tube tricolour tube tube uterine tube vacuum tube venturi tube wannabe wardrobe x-ray tube Overview of noun be The noun be has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. beryllium, Be glucinium, atomic number 4 -- (a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element) Overview of verb be The verb be has 13 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (10720) be -- (have the quality of being (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer") 2. (3033) be -- (be identical to be someone or something as in "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house") 3. (921) be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; also for abstract situations and relations: "What is behind this behavior?") 4. (698) exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?") 5. (634) be -- (happen, occur, take place ""I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen") 6. (270) equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to: "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!") 7. (188) constitute, represent, make up comprise, be -- (form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army") 8. (86) be follow -- (work in a specific place with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist; "She is our resident philosopher") 9. (56) embody, be personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet") 10. (2) be -- (spend or use time: "I may be an hour") 11. (1) be live -- (have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war") 12. be -- (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form "let her be") 13. cost, be -- (be priced at "These shoes cost $100") Grep of adj bes beseeching besieged besmeared besmirched besotted bespangled bespattered bespectacled besplashed bespoke bespoken besprent best best-known best-selling bested bestial bestowed bestubbled Overview of noun be The noun be has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. beryllium, Be glucinium, atomic number 4 -- (a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element) Overview of verb be The verb be has 13 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (10720) be -- (have the quality of being (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer") 2. (3033) be -- (be identical to be someone or something as in "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house") 3. (921) be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; also for abstract situations and relations: "What is behind this behavior?") 4. (698) exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?") 5. (634) be -- (happen, occur, take place ""I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen") 6. (270) equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to: "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!") 7. (188) constitute, represent, make up comprise, be -- (form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army") 8. (86) be follow -- (work in a specific place with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist; "She is our resident philosopher") 9. (56) embody, be personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet") 10. (2) be -- (spend or use time: "I may be an hour") 11. (1) be live -- (have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war") 12. be -- (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form "let her be") 13. cost, be -- (be priced at "These shoes cost $100")
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