Be
/biː/noun
To exist or live; to occupy a specified state or condition.
Did you know?The verb 'to be' has roots in a word meaning 'to come into being,' connecting us to the very essence of existence itself!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰu-
“to become, to be”
Old English
Anglo-Saxon
beon
“to be, to exist”
Old High German
OHG
bion
“to be, to exist”
Middle English
Middle English
ben
“to be, to exist”
Modern English
English
be
“to exist or live, to occur as a state of being.”