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(b/i/ )

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)(verb.stative)

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be identical to; be someone or something(verb.stative)

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occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere(verb.stative)

Example:
What is behind this behavior?.

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have an existence, be extant(verb.stative)

Synonym:
exist

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happen, occur, take place(verb.stative)

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be identical or equivalent to(verb.stative)

Synonym:
equal
Antonym:
differ

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form or compose(verb.stative)

Example:
These constitute my entire belonging.

Synonym:
comprise, constitute, make up, represent

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work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function(verb.social)

Synonym:
follow

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represent, as of a character on stage(verb.stative)

Synonym:
embody, personify

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spend or use time(verb.possession)

Example:
I may be an hour.

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have life, be alive(verb.stative)

Synonym:
live

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to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form(verb.stative)

Example:
Let her be.

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be priced at(verb.stative)

Synonym:
cost

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To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.(verb)

source: webster1913

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