| 【be】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "beon," "beom," and "bion." It carries the basic meaning of "be." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "be"]
be ****[1] You use be as a link between a subject and a clause and in certain other clause structures, as shown below.
being ****[945] You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being.
maybe ****[230] perhaps; possibly
[WORD ROOT]root be
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] be
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) beon, beom, bion
[MEANING]root be
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 beon be, exist, come to be, become, happen
- 【Old English】 beom be, exist, come to be, become, happen
- 【Old English】 bion be, exist, come to be, become, happen
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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be ★★★★[1] verb from be
【DEFINITION】 ① You use be to introduce more information about the subject, such as its identity, nature, qualities, or position.
② You use be, with `it' as the subject, in clauses where you are describing something or giving your judgment of a situation.
③ You use be with the impersonal pronoun `there' in expressions like there is and there are to say that something exists or happens.
【Declension/Conjugation】 was were been being is
【ROOTs】 be; be
【Etymology】 《Old English beon》 be, exist, come to be, become, happen
【First Known Meaning】 be, exist, come to be, become, happen
being ★★★★[945] noun from be
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being.
【pl.】 beings
【COMPOSITION】 be + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ be; be ⑵ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English beon》 be, exist, come to be, become, happen
maybe ★★★★[230] adverb from may
【DEFINITION】 perhaps; possibly
【SYNONYM】 perhaps
【COMPOSITION】 may + be
【ROOTs】 ⑴ may; may ⑵ be; be
【Etymology】 《Middle English may be》 [may+be]
Other words containing "be"; wellbeing
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
batt-, bat-
bas- bat-, ba-
bar
bank-, bench
band
ball
back
auto
aug-, auct-
art
