Be Past Tense

The past tense of Be is was.

1. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).

Rhymes with Be

How do you pronounce be?

Pronounce be as bi.

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Sentences with be

1. Verb, base form
Whatever material you wish to waterproof should be laid flat and inside out.

Quotes about be

1. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
- Oscar Wilde

2. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
- Bernard M. Baruch

3. Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandhi

2. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.

3. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] have an existence, be extant.

4. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] be identical or equivalent to.

5. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] form or compose.

6. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.

7. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] represent, as of a character on stage.

8. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] spend or use time.

9. be

verb. ['ˈbiː, bi'] have life, be alive.

10. Be

noun. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.