being

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noun

be·ing ˈbē(-i)ŋ

Synonyms of being next

: the quality or state of having existence

a social movement that came into being in the 1960s

artistic form comes into being only when two elements are successfully fused—

Carlos Lynes

b(1)

: something that is conceivable and hence capable of existing

(2)

: something that actually exists

(3)

: the totality of existing things

: conscious existence : life

: the qualities that constitute an existent thing : essence

I knew it was true in the core of my being.

especially : personality

: a living thing

sentient beings

a mythical being

especially : person

a very sexual being

being

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adjective

: present

—used in the phrase for the time being

plans to remain single for the time being

being

3 of 4

conjunction

chiefly dialectal

: since, because

—usually used with as, as how, or that

being

4 of 4

present participle of be

Examples of being in a Sentence

Noun a social movement that was brought into being in the 1960s I knew it was true in the core of my being.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Jennings is, for the time being, handling hosting duties himself. —

Kturnqui, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023 And the more that information is integrated, the more conscious the being that integrates it. —

Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023 Reading Carl Jung’s theory of individuation, the development of self-realization, led her to see her seven chickens as one continuous being, always in communication with wild birds. —

Jennifer Piejko, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023 Resentful beings who can point fingers at everybody but themselves. —

Mike Postalakis, Spin, 5 Sep. 2023 Substance use in the United States Over 61 million Americans ages 12 and older have used illicit drugs as of 2021, with the most common being marijuana, according to data released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. —

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023 The work is still nascent and, for the time being, will be reserved for lower-volume products. —

Mark Gurman, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023 After seemingly never-ending strings of bloody conflicts, humans and supernatural beings alike will wage a desperate final battle for supremacy. —

Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023 The initial take on fishman karate — the humanoid beings’ combat style — fell into the latter, Scalise said. —

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