være — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
være is used for these senses in English:
- be (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
- 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 To occur, to take place.
- be (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
- be (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- face (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
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.
face — full definition
- noun The front of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.
- noun One's reputation, dignity, or standing in the eyes of others.
- noun The front or outer surface of an object, such as a clock, cliff, or building.
- verb To have the front pointed toward something, or to be positioned opposite it.
- verb To confront or deal with a difficult situation, person, or fact.