being
bee ing
- n the state or fact of existing
a point of view gradually coming into being - n a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
- v have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- v be identical to; be someone or something
- v occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- v have an existence, be extant
- v happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house"
- v be identical or equivalent to
- v form or compose
- v work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- v represent, as of a character on stage
- v spend or use time
- v have life, be alive
- v to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
- v be priced at
- In a PTI poll of this age group, in which 501 were surveyed online, two-thirds said being a teenager is harder for them than it was for their parents.
- McInerney, the alleged killer, is being charged as an adult and, if convicted, will likely spend the rest of his childhood, and most of his adulthood, behind bars.
- Furthermore, emos complain they are being increasingly threatened and assaulted by smaller groups on the streets on a daily basis.