being
B2Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈbiːɪŋ/US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
Meaning
noun
existence
“The Irish Free State came into being in 1922.”
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(Laughter) If we're being strict about it, wherever he went, he was four that year.
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