be
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /bi/US /bi/
Meaning
verb
used when you are naming people or things, describing them or giving more information about them
“+ noun, Today is Monday.”
auxiliary verb
used with a present participle to form progressive tenses
“I am studying Chinese.”
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“We want to be excited about what's going to happen.”
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“was going to be a big commercial thing”
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“the best way for me to inte great and be”
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