be
verb/bi/
Frequency rank: #15 most common English word
Meaning
To exist, or to have a particular quality, identity, or state.
Example sentence
She wants to be happy today.
Synonyms & related words
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More words in ranks 1–100
- youThe person or people being spoken to.
- itThe thing, animal, or situation already mentioned.
- onTouching and supported by the top surface of something.
- withAccompanied by, or in the company of someone or something.
- thisUsed for the person or thing that is near the speaker or just mentioned.
- asAt the same time that something else happens.
- haveTo own or possess something.
- atUsed to show a particular place, point, or position.
- heA male person or animal already mentioned.
- notUsed to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative.