ser — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
ser 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 (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- be To occur, to take place.
- get (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
be — full definition
- verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.
get — full definition
- verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- verb To become, or to cause someone or something to become, a certain way (often with an adjective).
- verb To fetch or bring something.
- verb To arrive at or reach a place or state.
- verb To understand something.