Definition of be

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • be is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
  • be is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
  • be is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of be


  • be priced at (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cost
  • represent, as of a character on stage (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. embody
    2. personify
  • form or compose (verb)

    Examples

    1. These constitute my entire belonging

    Synonyms

    1. comprise
    2. constitute
    3. make up
    4. represent
  • be identical or equivalent to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. equal
  • have life, be alive (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. live
  • a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. atomic number 4
    2. beryllium
    3. glucinium
  • have an existence, be extant (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. exist
  • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. follow
  • have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb)
  • occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere (verb)

    Examples

    1. What is behind this behavior?
  • spend or use time (verb)

    Examples

    1. I may be an hour
  • to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form (verb)

    Examples

    1. let her be

See definition of be in Merriam Webster