Being — synonyms, being antonyms, definition

1. being (a)

existing surviving

2. being (Noun)

actuality animal animation beingness chap character creature entity essence existence fact fellow fibre ghost god human life man marrow mortal • • • nonbeing

being (Noun) — The state or fact of being objectively real. ex. "a point of view gradually coming into being"

being (Noun) — A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently.

animate thing living thing state Sitter Stander actuality aerobe aliveness amphidiploid anaerobe animal animalcule animalculum animate being animation atavist beast benthos brute carrier clon clone coexistence • • • body part cell tissue existent existing nonexistent actinal bioluminescent cellular fertilised ovum fertilized ovum metabolic process metabolism morphogenesis organic chemistry parthenote stratum zygote

3. being (Verb)

comprising constituting costing embodying equaling existing following living making up personifying representing surviving

being (Verb) — Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun). ex. "John is rich" ex. "This is not a good answer"

being (Verb) — Be identical to; be someone or something. ex. "The president of the company is John Smith" ex. "This is my house"

being (Verb) — Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere. ex. "Where is my umbrella?" ex. "The toolshed is in the back" ex. "What is behind this behavior?"

being (Verb) — Have an existence, be extant. ex. "Is there a God?"

being (Verb) — Happen, occur, take place. ex. "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house" ex. "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"

being (Verb) — Be identical or equivalent to. ex. "One dollar is 1,000 rubles these days!"

being (Verb) — Form or compose. ex. "This money is my only income" ex. "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"

being (Verb) — Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. ex. "He is a herpetologist" ex. "She is our resident philosopher"

being (Verb) — Represent, as of a character on stage. ex. "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

being (Verb) — Spend or use time. ex. "I may be an hour"

being (Verb) — Have life, be alive. ex. "Our great leader is no more"

being (Verb) — To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form. ex. "let her be"

being (Verb) — Be priced at.

occupying remaining representing resting standing for staying symboling symbolising symbolizing taking typifying using up abounding accepting accounting accounting for acting adding up adhering adorning agreeing amounting answering appearing attending baffling baking balancing beating beautifying bedeviling befuddling • • •