ésser — meaning in English

English meaning

• be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
• being noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
• thing noun Any object, item, or entity that isn't named more specifically.

Senses

ésser is used for these senses in English:

• be (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
• be Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
• be (rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
• be Used to link a subject to a measurement.
• be To occupy a place.
• be To occur, to take place.
• thing A living being or creature.

be — full definition

1. verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
2. verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.

being — full definition

1. noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
2. noun The state of existing; existence itself.
3. conjunction Given that; since (used to introduce a reason).

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