Meaning of 'be'

verb

to spend or use time

Example: "I may be an hour, are you sure you want to wait in the car?"

verb

to work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

Example: "I am a technician."

Synonyms: follow

verb

to have an existence, be extant

Example: "I questioned whether Hamlet should be."

Synonyms: exist

verb

to be identical to

Example: "They are football fans."

verb

to represent, as of a character on stage

Example: "I'll be the cop if you are the robber."

Synonyms: personify

verb

to be priced at

Example: "That is $10.00."

Synonyms: cost

verb

to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

Example: "I wish you'd just let me be."