be

verbs

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

be identical to; be someone or something

"The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

"Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

have an existence, be extant

"Is there a God?"

be, exist

is derived from

being

happen, occur, take place

"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"

be identical or equivalent to

"One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

be, equal

form or compose

"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"

be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

"He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"

be, follow

represent, as of a character on stage

"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

be, embody, personify

spend or use time

"I may be an hour"

is a type of (narrower)

require (time or space)

"It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

occupy, take, use up

have life, be alive

"Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

be, live

is derived from

being

to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

"let her be"

is a type of (narrower)

stay the same; remain in a certain state

"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

remain, rest, stay

be priced at

"These shoes cost $100"

be, cost