Be - Meaning in Tamil

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BE - Meaning in Tamil

Definitions and Meaning of Be in English

Be noun

1. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

   Synonyms

   atomic number 4, beryllium, glucinium

   பெரிலியம்

be verb

1. spend or use time

   Synonyms

   be, be, be

   Example

   • "I may be an hour"
2. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

   Synonyms

   be, be, be, follow

   Examples

   • "He is a herpetologist"
   • "She is our resident philosopher"
3. have an existence, be extant

   Synonyms

   be, be, be, exist, exist

   Example

   • "Is there a God?"
4. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

   Synonyms

   be, be, be

   Examples

   • "John is rich"
   • "This is not a good answer"
5. have life, be alive

   Synonyms

   be, be, be, live

   Examples

   • "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
   • "Our great leader is no more"
6. be identical to; be someone or something

   Synonyms

   be, be, be

   Examples

   • "The president of the company is John Smith"
   • "This is my house"
7. form or compose

   Synonyms

   be, be, be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent

   Examples

   • "The children made up the chorus"
   • "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"
   • "These constitute my entire belonging"
   • "These few men comprise his entire army"
   • "This money is my only income"
   • "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
8. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

   Synonyms

   be, be, be

   Examples

   • "The toolshed is in the back"
   • "What is behind this behavior?"
   • "Where is my umbrella?"
9. be identical or equivalent to

   Synonyms

   be, be, be, equal

   Example

   • "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
10. represent, as of a character on stage

    Synonyms

    be, be, be, embody, personify

    Example

    • "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
11. be priced at

    Synonyms

    be, be, be, cost, cost

    Example

    • "These shoes cost $100"
12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

    Synonyms

    be, be, be

    Example

    • "let her be"
13. happen, occur, take place

    Synonyms

    be, be, be

    Examples

    • "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"
    • "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
    • "There were two hundred people at his funeral"

Synonyms of BE

• atomic number 4, beryllium, glucinium
• follow
• exist
• live
• comprise, constitute, make up, represent
• equal
• embody, personify
• cost

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