Being Very Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Being has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Conj

Definitions

Noun

the state or fact of existing

"a point of view gradually coming into being"

"laws in existence for centuries"

"he appeared on the face of the earth one day"

being beingness existence face of the earth

a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

organism being

A living creature.

Verb

present participle of be

Conj

Given that; since.

Example Sentences

"a point of view gradually coming into being" noun

"laws in existence for centuries" noun

"he appeared on the face of the earth one day" noun

See Also

god person human exist fear health creature to be

Related Terms

god person human exist fear health creature to be animal kind birthday away existence existing state are body love subcreator were

Antonyms

nonbeing nonentity

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

state living thing

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

actuality eternity preexistence coexistence subsistence presence life animation transcendence possibility benthos dwarf heterotroph parent person animal plant native recombinant conspecific carrier denizen amphidiploid diploid haploid heteroploid polyploid animalcule microorganism aerobe anaerobe hybrid polymorph relative plankton nekton parasite host commensal myrmecophile eukaryote prokaryote zooid clone atavist individual mascot mutant postdiluvian sitter stander utterer fungus nonvascular organism relict saprophyte saprobe katharobe

Rhyming Words

ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming

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