Pronunciation: rɪˈpɔːtə
Parts of Speech: noun
someone whose job is to write about news events for a newspaper, or to tell people about them on television or on the radio [↪ correspondent, journalist]
be
Definition: Meaning of, be in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation: / biː /
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used with a present participle to form the CONTINUOUS ( 4) tenses of verbs
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used with past participles to form the PASSIVE
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be to do something formal used to talk about arrangements for the future
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be to do something formal used to give an order or to tell someone about a rule
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be to do something formal used to say or ask what someone should do or what should happen
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be to do something formal used to ask how something can be done
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be to be seen/found/heard etc used to say that something can be seen, found, or heard somewhere
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was/were to do something used when talking about a time in the past to say what happened later
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used in CONDITIONAL 1 ( 2) sentences about an imagined situation
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used in CONDITIONAL sentences to introduce an aim when you are saying what must be done in order to achieve it
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old use used instead of 'have' to form the PERFECT 3 tense of some verbs
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[linking verb] used to say that someone or something is the same as the subject of the sentence
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[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used to say where something or someone is
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[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used to say when something happens
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[linking verb] used to describe someone or something, or say what group or type they belong to
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there is/are used to say that something exists or happens
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[linking verb] to behave in a particular way
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[linking verb] used to say how old someone is
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[linking verb] used to say who something belongs to
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[linking verb] used to talk about the price of something
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[linking verb] to be equal to a particular number or amount
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be that as it may formal used to say that even though you accept that something is true, it does not change a situation
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[intransitive] formal to exist
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be yourself to behave in a natural way, rather than trying to pretend to be different
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not be yourself to be behaving in a way that is unusual for you, especially because you are ill or upset
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the be-all and end-all the most important part of a situation or of someone's life
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Be
Definition: Meaning of, Be in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation: / biː /
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a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
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Be used in phrases
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-to-be
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bride-/husband-/parent- etc to-be someone who will soon be married, soon be a parent etc
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bride-/husband-/parent- etc to-be someone who will soon be married, soon be a parent etc
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I'll be blowed
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used to express surprise
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used to express surprise
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be active
(verb)
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be in a state of action
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be in a state of action
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be adrift
(verb)
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be in motion due to some air or water current
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be in motion due to some air or water current
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be after
(verb)
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have the will and intention to carry out some action
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have the will and intention to carry out some action
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be amiss
(verb)
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interpret in the wrong way
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interpret in the wrong way
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be at pains
(verb)
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try very hard to do something
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try very hard to do something
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be born
(verb)
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come into existence through birth
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come into existence through birth
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be due
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be the result of
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be the result of
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be full
(verb)
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be sated, have enough to eat
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be sated, have enough to eat
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Be used in phrasal verbs
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beam down
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in science fiction stories, to send someone down onto a planet from a spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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in science fiction stories, to send someone down onto a planet from a spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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beam up
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in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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bear down
(phrasal verb)
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to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
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to push or press downwards
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to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
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bear on
(phrasal verb)
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bear on something to be connected with something or to influence it
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bear on something to be connected with something or to influence it
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bear out
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to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
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to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
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bear up
(phrasal verb)
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to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation
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to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation
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bear with
(phrasal verb)
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bear with me / us used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something
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bear with me / us used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something
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beat down
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[intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly making the weather very hot
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[intransitive] if the rain beats down, it rains very hard
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[intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly making the weather very hot
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beat off
(phrasal verb)
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to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent
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to prevent someone from physically attacking you by hitting them with your hands or with an object
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to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent
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beat on
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beat on someone to hurt someone by hitting them a lot of times
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beat on someone to hurt someone by hitting them a lot of times
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be-
Definition: Meaning of, be- in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation: / bi /
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[in verbs] used to mean that someone or something is treated in a particular way
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literary [in adjectives] wearing or covered by a particular thing
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Be used in phrasal verbs
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beam down
(phrasal verb)
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in science fiction stories, to send someone down onto a planet from a spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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in science fiction stories, to send someone down onto a planet from a spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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beam up
(phrasal verb)
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in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
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bear down
(phrasal verb)
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to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
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to push or press downwards
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to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
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bear on
(phrasal verb)
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bear on something to be connected with something or to influence it
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bear on something to be connected with something or to influence it
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bear out
(phrasal verb)
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to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
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to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
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bear up
(phrasal verb)
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to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation
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to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation
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bear with
(phrasal verb)
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bear with me / us used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something
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bear with me / us used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something
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beat down
(phrasal verb)
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[intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly making the weather very hot
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[intransitive] if the rain beats down, it rains very hard
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[intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly making the weather very hot
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beat off
(phrasal verb)
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to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent
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to prevent someone from physically attacking you by hitting them with your hands or with an object
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to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent
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beat on
(phrasal verb)
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beat on someone to hurt someone by hitting them a lot of times
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beat on someone to hurt someone by hitting them a lot of times
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