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Most common English words: make « def « might « #113: being » day » through » himselfEtymology
Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.
Pronunciation
Verb
being
- Present participle of be.
Noun
being (plural beings)
- A living creature.
- The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
- (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
- (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
Derived terms
- (noun) human being
Conjunction
being
- (obsolete) Given that; since.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review Books 2001, p. 280:
- ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many [...].
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review Books 2001, p. 280:
Derived terms
References
- “being” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “being” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "being" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
- "being" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
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suppressed Belfast Telegraph These young people are being used as fodder, he said. We need to get across that what they are getting involved in is simply evil. ...
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