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/biː/ verb, auxiliary verb · British & US
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What does be mean?

verb, auxiliary verb

Used to express existence, being, or occurrence. It is often used as an auxiliary verb to form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses.

Example

"She is a doctor. He will be there tomorrow."

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