Be
Definition of be:
-
To
exist;
to
have
a
real
state
or
existence;
to
be
fixed;
to
be
made
to
be;
to
become;
to
remain.
Let
be,
to
omit,
or
let
alone.
-
Infin.
of
the
verb
am,
denoting
to
exist,
to
become,
to
remain;
used
in
hypothetical
and
secondary
propositions-
as "
If
I
be," "
If
thou
be:".
-
A
prefix,
signifying
to
make.
When
be
is
prefixed
to
a
noun,
the
noun
becomes
a
verb-
thus,
calm
and
friend
are
nouns,
but
becalm
and
befriend
are
verbs:
be
prefixed
to
a
verb
signifies
about,
over,
for-
thus,
speak
and
think
become
bespeak
and
bethink:
be
in
a
preposition,
an
adverb,
or
a
conjunction,
has
the
force
of
by
or
in-
thus.
-
Saxon
prefix
to
make,
about,
for,
over,
by, &
c.