noun
                                                the state or fact of existing
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                                                                                                        - a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- he appeared on the face of the earth one day
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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                                                verb
                                                have the quality of being
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                                                                                                        - (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- John is rich
- This is not a good answer
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be identical to
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - be someone or something
- The president of the company is John Smith
- This is my house
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                occupy a certain position or area
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                                                                                                        - be somewhere
- Where is my umbrella?
- The toolshed is in the back
- What is behind this behavior?
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                have an existence, be extant
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Is there a God?
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                happen, occur, take place
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - I lost my wallet
- this was during the visit to my parents' house
- There were two hundred people at his funeral
- There was a lot of noise in the kitchen
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be identical or equivalent to
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                form or compose
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - This money is my only income
- The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance
- These constitute my entire belonging
- The children made up the chorus
- This sum represents my entire income for a year
- These few men comprise his entire army
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
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                                                                                                        - He is a herpetologist
- She is our resident philosopher
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                represent, as of a character on stage
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                spend or use time
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - I may be an hour
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                have life, be alive
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Our great leader is no more
- My grandfather lived until the end of war
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - let her be
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be priced at
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - These shoes cost $100