be: meaning and words from its letters
2 letters · 4 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of be
verb
- auxiliary
As an auxiliary verb: Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
Example: The dog was saved by the boy.
As an auxiliary verb: Used with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect.
Example: The woman is walking.
As an auxiliary verb: Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
Example: I am to leave tomorrow.
As an auxiliary verb: Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
Example: He is finished.
Listed forms: glossary, am, was, were, are, art, wast.
Source: Wiktionary — be.
prep
- alt-of, alternative, dated, dialectal, possibly
Alternative form of by. Also found in compounds, especially oaths, e.g. begorra begad and bejesus.
Base or related entry: by.
Source: Wiktionary — be.
noun
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Б / б
Listed forms: bes.
Source: Wiktionary — be.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for be.
verb
have an existence, be extant
verb
be identical or equivalent to
verb
form or compose
- constitute
- represent
- make up
- comprise
verb
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is be in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of be
B(3) + E(1) = 4 points.
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Anagrams of be
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Shorter words from be
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