I will be back soon.
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Be
/biː/
Synonyms for "be" (84 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (42)
Noun(11 words)
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Adjective(1 words)
icelandic er
Pronoun(1 words)
they're
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More general
32 entriesShowing 16 of 32 words.
More specific
11 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbe carefulbe honestbe patientbe preparedbe quietbe sure
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
9 entriesTranslations
293 translations across 84 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- është verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- εἰμί verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- εἰμί verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- εἰμί verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- εἰμί + verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Arabic
4 entries- بيبقى verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- بيتعمل verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- كَانَ verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- كَانَ verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Armenian
1 entries- եմ verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
3 entries- ܗܵܘܹܐ verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ܗܵܘܹܐ verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- ܗܵܘܹܐ verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Asturian
4 entries- ser verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ser verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- ser verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- tar verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- imək verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Basque
3 entries- egon verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- izan verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- izan verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Belarusian
4 entries- быць verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- быць verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- быць verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- быць verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Bulgarian
4 entries- съм verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- съм verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- съм verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- съм verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- быти verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Catalan
4 entries- estar verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- fer verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- ser verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ser verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
Central Atlas Tamazight
1 entries- ⵉⵍⵉ verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Chechen
1 entries- хила verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- or implied verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- 是 verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- 是 verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Church Slavic
3 entries- бꙑти verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- бꙑти verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- бꙑти verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Chuukese
1 entries- mi verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Czech
4 entries- být verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- být verb (auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence)
- být verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- být verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Danish
4 entries- blive verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ville verb (auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence)
- være verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- være verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Dari
4 entries- بُودَن verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- بُودَن verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- بُودَن verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- بُودَن verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Dutch
3 entries- worden verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- zijn verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- zijn verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Emilian
3 entries- êser verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- êser verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- êser verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Esperanto
4 entries- -iĝi verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- egali verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- esti verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- esti verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Estonian
2 entries- olema verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- olema verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Finnish
4 entries- olla verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- olla verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- olla verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- olla yhtä suuri kuin verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
French
4 entries- faire verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- être verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- être verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- être verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Galician
3 entries- estar verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- ser verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ser verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
German
4 entries- sein verb (auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence)
- sein verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- sein verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- sein verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Gheg Albanian
1 entries- a verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Greek
3 entries- ίσον verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- είμαι verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- είμαι verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- se verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Hebrew
4 entries- הָיָה verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- הוא verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- היא verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- הם verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Hindi
3 entries- होना verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- होना verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- होना verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Icelandic
4 entries- vera verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- vera verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- vera verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- vera verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Ido
1 entries- esar verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Ingrian
1 entries- olla verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- بودَن verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- بودَن verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- بودَن verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- بودَن verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Irish
3 entries- bí verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- bí cothrom le verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- is verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Italian
4 entries- essere verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- essere verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- essere verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- essere uguale verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
Japanese
4 entries- だ verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- だ verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- だろう verb (auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence)
- である verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
Kabyle
1 entries- d verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Khmer
2 entries- ជា verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- ត្រូវបាន verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Korean
4 entries- -기다 verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- -되다 verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- -리다 verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- -받다 verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Latin
4 entries- sum verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- sum verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- sum verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- sum verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Latvian
2 entries- būt verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- būt verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Ligurian
1 entries- êse verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Lithuanian
4 entries- būti verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- būti verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- būti verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- būti verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Lower Sorbian
3 entries- byś verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- byś verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- byś verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Macedonian
4 entries- е verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- е verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- е verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- е еднакво на verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
Malay
4 entries- adalah verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- ialah verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- ialah verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- اداله verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Manx
1 entries- bee verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Mazanderani
2 entries- بأبوشهن verb (auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence)
- بیهن verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Middle English
3 entries- been verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- been verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- been verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Mizo
1 entries- ni verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Navajo
2 entries- nilį́ verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- átʼé verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- ukaya verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Norman
3 entries- être verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- être verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- être verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- bûn verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- bli verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- være verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- være verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- være or være lik verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- bli verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- vera verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- vera verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- vera verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Old Irish
1 entries- at·tá verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Old Turkic
1 entries- 𐰼 verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- буц verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Pennsylvania German
1 entries- sei verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Polish
4 entries- być verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- być verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- być verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- być verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Portuguese
4 entries- dar verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- estar verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- ser verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ser verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
Romanian
4 entries- egala verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- fi verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- fi verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- fi verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Russian
4 entries- быть verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- быть verb (auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence)
- быть verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- быть verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- bȉti verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- bȉti verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- bȉti verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- bȉti verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Slovak
4 entries- byť verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- byť verb (auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence)
- byť verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- byť verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Slovene
4 entries- biti verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- biti verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- biti verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- biti verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Spanish
4 entries- estar verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
- seer verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ser verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- ser verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
Swedish
4 entries- bli verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- vara verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- vara verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- vara verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Tamil
2 entries- படு verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- பெறு verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Thai
4 entries- ถูก verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- เท่ากับ verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- เป็น verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- โดน verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Turkish
1 entries- imek verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Ukrainian
3 entries- бу́ти verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- бу́ти verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- бу́ти verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Urdu
3 entries- ہونا verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- ہونا verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- ہونا verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Uzbek
1 entries- emoq verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Vietnamese
4 entries- bị verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- là verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- là verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- thì verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Walloon
2 entries- esse verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- sey verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Welsh
4 entries- bod verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
- bod verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- bod verb (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
- bod verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
West-Frisian
1 entries- wurde verb (auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
Yiddish
2 entries- זײַן verb (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
- זײַן verb (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
Sample sentences
105 total sentences available.
It's because you don't want to be alone.
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Sometimes he can be a strange guy.
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I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
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