Synonym: Be, atomic number 4, beryllium, comprise, constitute, cost, embody, equal, exist, follow, glucinium, live, make up, personify, represent. Similar words: bo, bp, e., beg, bet, by, he, ie. Meaning: [biː;bɪ]
n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element. v. 1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 2. be identical to; be someone or something 3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere 4. have an existence, be extant 5. happen, occur, take place 6. be identical or equivalent to 7. form or compose 8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function 9. represent, as of a character on stage 10. spend or use time 11. have life, be alive 12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form 13. be priced at.
243. If we only had some God in the country's laws, instead of beng in such a sweat to get him into the Constitution, it would be better all around. 

255. The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one. John Dryden 

259. I hate to see things done by halves-- If it be right, do it boldly, --if it be wrong[sentencedict.com/be.html], leave it undone. 

264. The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct. 

265. aws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middle-sized are alone entangled in. 
