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be·ing
(bē′ĭng)n.
1. The state or quality of having existence: technical advances that have only recently come into being. See Synonyms at existence.
2. The totality of all things that exist: theologians who hold that the mind of God is the source of all being.
3.
a. A person: "The artist after all is a solitary being" (Virginia Woolf).
b. An individual form of life; an organism: "We [humans] are the only beings who are aware that we shall die" (Seyyed Hossein Nasr).
c. An imaginary, conjectural, or supernatural creature: extraterrestrial beings.
4.
a. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence: the very being of human nature.
b. One's basic or essential nature: "[My grandfather's] face, words and gestures are a permanent part of my being" (Duane Nitatum).
conj. Chiefly Southern US, Upper Southern US, & New England
Because; since. Often used with as or that.
Usage Note: Being that is sometimes used as a synonym for considering that or seeing that to introduce a clause, as in Being that it's a holiday, I let the kids sleep late. While this construction has seen widespread use in American regional English, the Usage Panel does not much care for it in more standard contexts. In our 2006 survey, 71 percent of the Panel found the above example unacceptable. Some 83 percent rejected the sentence Being that he has never attended law school, it's strange that he's giving legal advice.
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being
(ˈbiːɪŋ)n
1. the state or fact of existing; existence
2. essential nature; self: she put her whole being into the part.
3. something that exists or is thought to exist, esp something that cannot be assigned to any category: a being from outer space.
4. a person; human being
5. (Philosophy) (in the philosophy of Aristotle) actuality. Compare becoming 3
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be•ing
(ˈbi ɪŋ)n.
1. the fact of existing; existence.
2. conscious, mortal existence; life.
3. essential substance or nature: the very core of my being.
4. something that exists: inanimate beings.
5. a living thing.
6. a human being; person.
7. (cap.) God.
8. Philos. absolute existence in a complete or perfect state; essence.
conj. 9. Chiefly Dial. since; because; considering that (often fol. by as, as how, or that).
[1250–1300]
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Noun 1. being - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
actuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
timeless existence, timelessness, eternity - a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
preexistence - existing in a former state or previous to something else
coexistence - existing peacefully together
subsistence - the state of existing in reality; having substance
presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"
life - the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
aliveness, animation, living, life - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
life - a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
transcendence, transcendency - a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
possibleness, possibility - capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
nonbeing - the state of not being
2. [画像:being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently]being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity
benthos - organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
dwarf - a plant or animal that is atypically small
heterotroph - an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
parent - an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
native - indigenous plants and animals
recombinant - a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
conspecific - an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
carrier - (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
denizen - a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"
amphidiploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
diploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
haploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
heteroploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
polyploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
animalcule, animalculum - microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
microorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic size
aerobe - an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life
anaerobe - an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
crossbreed, hybrid, cross - (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
polymorph - an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
congenator, congeneric, relative, congener - an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
plankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
nekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales
parasite - an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
host - an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
commensal - either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
myrmecophile - an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant
eucaryote, eukaryote - an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells
procaryote, prokaryote - a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma
zooid - one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
tissue - part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
fertilized ovum, zygote - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
parthenote - a cell resulting from parthenogenesis
organic chemistry - the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
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being
noun
1. individual, thing, body, animal, creature, human being, beast, mortal, living thing beings from outer space
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being
noun2. The condition of being in full force or operation:
4. A member of the human race:
5. A basic trait or set of traits that define and establish the character of something:
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Translations
كائِن، مَخْلوقوُجود
bytostživotexistencetvorčlověk
opståvæsen
olemassaoloolento
lénylét
veratilvera
存在生き物
존재
vznikbytosť
bitje
varelseväsen
being
[ˈbiːɪŋ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
being
[ˈbiːɪŋ] n (= creature) → être m being from outer space
(= existence) → existence f
to come into being [species] → prendre naissance ; [system, state] → être créé(e)
the story of how the universe came into being → l'histoire de la naissance de l'univers
to bring sth into being (= create) → créer qch
to come into being [species] → prendre naissance ; [system, state] → être créé(e)
the story of how the universe came into being → l'histoire de la naissance de l'univers
to bring sth into being (= create) → créer qch
being as conj (mainly British) (= since) → vu que being from outer space n → extraterrestre mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
being
n
(= existence) → Dasein nt, → Leben nt; to come into being → entstehen ; (club etc also) → ins Leben gerufen werden ; to bring into being → ins Leben rufen, (er)schaffen ; then in being → damals bestehend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
being
[ˈbiːɪŋ] na. (existence) → essere m, esistenza
to come into being → nascere, essere creato/a
to bring sth into being → creare qc
to come into being → nascere, essere creato/a
to bring sth into being → creare qc
b. (creature) → essere m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
be
(biː) present tense am (am) are (aː) , is (iz) : past tense was (woz) , were (wəː) : present participle ˈbeing: past participle been (biːn, (American) bin) : subjunctive were (wəː) : short forms I'm (aim) (I am), you're (juə) (you are), he's (hiːz) (he is), she's (ʃiːz) (she is), it's (its) (it is), we're (wiə) (we are), they're (θeə) (they are): negative short forms isn't (ˈiznt) (is not), aren't (aːnt) (are not), wasn't (ˈwoznt) (was not), weren't (wəːnt) (were not) – verb1. used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses. I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?. Ek lees. Ek word gevolg. Wat het jy gesê? يَسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء الفِعْل المُضارِع المُسْتَمـر спомагателен глагол за профължите��ни времена estar (+ inf) forma slovesa BE používaná k vytvoření průběhového času sein være i færd med είμαι estar + gerundio (kestev tegevus olevikus) نشانه دستوری استمرار فعل olla être יש, היה, היו וכו' होना biti van, létezik berfungsi untuk menyatakan kalimat sedang vera stare 〜である [be doing]...하고 있는 중이다 sedang zijn være i ferd med, holde på med być, zostać د فعل د دوام يا جريان نښه estar a (+ inf) быть biti biti oöversatt hjälpverb ใช้กับรูปกริยา present participle แสดงการกระทําที่กําลังเกิดขึ้นในปัจจุบัน 與現在分詞連用,構成進行式 у сполученні з present participle служить для утворення форми progressive чи continuous ہوں đang 是(与现在分词连用,构成进行式)
2. used with a present participle to form a type of future tense. I'm going to London. Ek gaan Londen toe يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء فِعْل المُسْتَقْبَل спомагателен глагол за образуване на вид бъдеще време ir (+inf) forma slovesa BE používaná k vytvoření jednoho z budoucích časů im Begriff sein zu skulle ir a + infinitivo kavatsema نشانه دستوری برای اشاره به آینده؛ قرار است aikoa aller יִהיֶה, יִהיוּ וכו' לִיְצִירַת עָתִיד biti akan ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara andare 〜しようとしている [be doing]...할 예정[작정]이다 akan zullen skal/skulle د راتلونكي لپاره د اشاري نښه ir обозначает будущее время hoću skall el. oöversatt hjälpverb: jag åker till London ใช้กับรูปกริยา present participle แสดงการกระทําที่จะเกิดขึ้นในอนาคต 與現在分詞連用,構成未來式 у сполученні з present participle служить для утворення форми future ہوں định; sẽ 与动词的现在分词连用,构成将来时
3. used with a past participle to form the passive voice. He was shot. Hy is geskiet يستعمل لبناء صيغة يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء صيغَة المَجْهول спомагателен глагол за образуване на пасивни конструкции ser být wurde blive; være ser (passiiv) نشانه دستوری مجهول؛ شدن tulla, joutua être היה, היתה וכו' ליצירת עבר bio je berfungsi membentuk kalimat pasif vera essere; farsi 〜される [be done] ...되다, 되고 있다 būti telah worden, zijn er, blir/var, ble يو مجهول يا گنگ حالت ته اشاره ser a fi быть byť biti jesam vara, bli ใช้กับรูปกริยา past participle แสดงกรรมวาจก 與過去分詞連用,構成被動語態 у сполученні з past participle служить для утворення форми passive تھا đã 与动词的现在分词连用,构成被动语态
4. used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc. dيُسْتَعْمَل مع المَصْدَر للتَّعْبير عن عِدّة أفكار مثل: ضَروره، هَدَف، مُستَقْبَل مُحْتَمَل за идеи ir/ser mít, muset sollte, werden skulle deber + infinitivo; tener como propósito pidama قرار است pitää, olla määrä devoir; aller פּועַל עֶזֶר להֲבָּעַת רָעָיוֹנוֹת biti diikuti infinitive menyatakan akan eiga; mun dovere 〜すべきである [be to 부정사] 의무, 목적, 미래 등을 나타냄 turėti, lemta būti seandainya moeten, dienen, etc. skal/skulle (komme til å) ټاکل شوي ده a urma (să) должен mať, musieť morati (naj bi) bi skall, skulle ใช้กับรูปกริยา infinitive แสดงความคิดหลากหลาย เช่น ความจําเป็น วัตถุประสงค์ สิ่งที่อาจเกิดในอนาคต (與動詞加to的不定詞連用)表示必要、目的、未來可能發生等 у сполученні з інфінітивом означає повинність ہے ہوں sắp; phải 与动词不定式连用,表示约定、意图、可能性等
5. used in giving or asking for information about something or someone. I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly. يُسْتَعْمَل لِطَلَب مَعْلومات съм ser/estar být sein være; blive ser, estar olema هستن؛ بودن olla être פּועַל עֶזֶר לִיצִירַת שֶאֱלוֹת biti berfungsi membetuk kalimat tanya atau memberi informasi vera essere 〜である 사물이나 사람에 관한 정보를 제공하거나 요청하는 데 사용됨 būti būt menjadi zijn være; bli شتون a fi быть byť biti biti vara, bli ใช้ขอหรือให้ข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับบางสิ่งหรือบางคน 用於提供或查詢訊息 бути, бувати ہونا dùng để nói về ai đó 提供或询问某人(事)的情况
ˈbeing noun1. existence. When did the Roman Empire come into being? وُجود съществуване existência existence, život das (Da-)Sein opstå ύπαρξη, δημιουργία existencia olemasolu وجود؛ هستی olemassaolo existence לִהיוֹת अस्तित्व postojanje lét(ezés) keberadaan, ada tilvera origine 存在 존재 egzistavimas eksistence; esamība wujud bestaan tilværelse, det å være/bli til istnienie شتون existência existenţă, naştere, fiinţă существование vznik bivanje, obstajanje postojanje tillvaro, existens การมีอยู่ varlık 存在 буття, існування موجود ہونا sự tồn tại 存在
2. any living person or thing. beings from outer space. كائِن، مَخْلوق същество ser bytost, člověk, tvor das Wesen væsen ον ser olend جاندار olento créature יצור प्राणी biće lény makhluk vera essere, creatura 生き物 존재하는 것 būtybė būtne; radījums hidupan wezen vesen stwór, istota يو ژوندی ژوي يا څيز ser fiinţă, cretură существо bytosť, tvor bitje biće varelse, väsen[de] สิ่งมีชีวิต yaratık 生物 істота جاندار شخص یا شے sinh vật 生物
the be-all and end-all the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance. This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence. أهَم شَيئ في الدُّنياا крайна цел tudo celý smysl, podstata, první a poslední das Ein und Alles alfa og omega το άλφα και το ωμέγα serlo todo ülim eesmärk مهمترین چیز؛ عامل عمده lopullinen tarkoitus le but suprême de הַגוֹרֵם הַחָשוּב בְּיוֹתֵר कोई वास्तविक महत्व का नहीं होना sveukupnost végső cél tujuan utama endanlegt takmark cosa più importante, essenziale 最も重要なもの 궁극적인 것 pagrindinis ir vienintelis tikslas gals un sākums bukan segala-galanya de alfa en de omega alfa og omega istota, jedyny cel لوی عامل tudo scopul suprem суть; конец и начало всего začiatok a koniec všetkého končni cilj sve i svja huvudsaken, det enda som gäller สิ่งที่สําคัญที่สุด en önemli şey 最終目標 найголовніше موجودگی cốt lõi 最高目标
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