being

n. existence; entity; creature

v. exist; occur, happen; occupy a position or place

Disambiguation: For spiritual or religious beingness, see Ego (spirituality). In ontology, the study of being, being is anything that can be said to be, either transcendentally or immanently.The nature of being varies by philosophy, giving different interpretations in the frameworks of Aristotle, materialism, idealism, existentialism, Islam, and Marxism.
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Noun
1. the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
(synonym) beingness, existence
(antonym) nonbeing
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) actuality
(attribute) existent, existing
(derivation) exist, be
2. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
(synonym) organism
(hypernym) living thing, animate thing
(hyponym) benthos
(substance-meronym) tissue
(part-meronym) cell
(derivation) be, live
(class) bioluminescent

Verb
1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
(hyponym) look
2. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
(hyponym) stretch, stretch along
4. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
(synonym) exist
(hyponym) come
(derivation) being, beingness, existence
5. 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. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
(synonym) equal
(hyponym) equate, correspond
7. 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"
(synonym) constitute, represent, make up, comprise
(hyponym) make
8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
(synonym) follow
(hyponym) vet
9. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
(synonym) embody, personify
(hypernym) typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
(hyponym) body, personify
10. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
(hypernym) take, occupy, use up
11. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
(synonym) live
(verb-group) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
(derivation) organism, being
12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
(hypernym) stay, remain, rest
13. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
(synonym) cost
(hyponym) set back, knock back, put back

(p. pr.)
Existing.
  

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Be
  

(n.)
That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as distinguished from a thing without life; as, a human being; spiritual beings.
  

(n.)
Lifetime; mortal existence.
  

(n.)
Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence.
  

(n.)
An abode; a cottage.
  

(adv.)
Since; inasmuch as.
  

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