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Beijing dialect

being


Definition: Meaning of, being in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbiːɪŋ /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
[linking verb]
  1. the present participle of BE
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  2. used to give the reason for something
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  3. being as British English spoken because [=  as]
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being beings
  1. come into being/be brought into being to start to exist
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  2. [countable] a living thing, especially a person
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  3. [uncountable] literary the most important quality or nature of something, especially of a person
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being used in phrases

  • Importance of Being Earnest, The
    1. (1895) a play by Oscar WILDE in which a man pretends that his name is Ernest because he thinks this will give him an advantage with a woman he admires
  • Supreme Being (noun)
    1. literary God
  • animate being (noun)
    1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  • come into being (verb)
    1. be born or come into existence
  • extraterrestrial being (noun)
    1. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
  • for the time being (adverb)
    1. temporarily
  • human being (noun)
    1. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
  • ill-being (noun)
    1. lack of prosperity, happiness or health
  • imaginary being (noun)
    1. a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends, myths or fiction
  • mythical being (noun)
    1. an imaginary being of myth or fable
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