be

be /bi:/
  • (bất qui tắc) nội động từ & trợ động từ (số ít was, số nhiều were, been)
    • thì, là
      • the earth is round: quả đất (thì) tròn
      • he is a teacher: anh ta là giáo viên
    • có, tồn tại, ở, sống
      • there is a concert today: hôm nay có một buổi hoà nhạc
      • are you often in town?: anh thường có ở tỉnh không
      • to be or not to be, that is the question: sống hay là chết đây, đó là vấn đề
    • trở nên, trở thành
      • they'll be linguists in some years time: vài năm nữa họ sẽ trở thành những nhà ngôn ngữ học
    • xảy ra, diễn ra
      • when is the wedding to be: bao giờ đám cưới sẽ cử hành
    • giá
      • this book is five pence: cuốn sách này giá năm xu
    • be to phải, định, sẽ
      • what time am I to come?: mấy giờ tôi phải đến
      • he is to leave for Hanoi tomorrow: ngày mai nó sẽ đi Hà nội
    • (+ động tính từ hiện tại) đang
      • they are doing their work: họ đang làm việc của họ
    • (+ động tính từ quá khứ) bị, được
      • the boy is scolded by his mother: đứa bé bị mẹ mắng
      • the house is being built: ngôi nhà đang được xây
    • to have been
      • đã đi, đã đến
    • I've been to Peking once: tôi đã đi Bắc kinh một lần
    • has anyone been during my absence?: trong khi tôi đi vắng có ai đến không?
    • he's been and took my books: (thông tục) cái thằng ấy đã đến lấy mất sách của mình
    • to be against
      • chống lại
    • to be for
      • tán thành, đứng về phía

Động từ bất quy tắc (Base form/Past Simple/Past Participle): be / was (were) / been

Xem thêm: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4, exist, equal, constitute, represent, make up, comprise, follow, embody, personify, live, cost



be

Từ điển WordNet

    v.

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

    John is rich

    This is not a good answer

  • be identical to; be someone or something

    The president of the company is John Smith

    This is my house

  • occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

    Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back

    What is behind this behavior?

  • have an existence, be extant; exist

    Is there a God?

  • 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

  • be identical or equivalent to; equal

    One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!

  • form or compose; constitute, represent, make up, comprise

    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

  • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; follow

    He is a herpetologist

    She is our resident philosopher

  • represent, as of a character on stage; embody, personify

    Derek Jacobi was Hamlet

  • spend or use time

    I may be an hour

  • have life, be alive; live

    Our great leader is no more

    My grandfather lived until the end of war

  • to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

    let her be

  • be priced at; cost

    These shoes cost $100

Bloomberg Financial Glossary

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for BELGIUM.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

am|are|is|was|were|being|been
syn.: Be atomic number 4 beryllium comprise constitute cost embody equal exist follow glucinium live make up personify represent