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be

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Entry Word:
be
Function:
verb
Text: 1 to have life<stories that begin with the familiar line once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden>Synonymsbreathe, exist, live, subsistRelated Wordsabide, continue, endure, last, lead, persist, survive; move; flourish, prosper, thriveNear Antonymsdisappear, evaporate, vanish; cease, end, stopAntonymsdepart, die, expire, pass away, perish, succumb 2 to occupy a place or location<we'll be there waiting for you>— see stand 1 3 to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes<our schoolʼs football team is first in its division>— see rank 1 4 to take place<the party is next Saturday>— see happen
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