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be

Pronunciation: /be/

“be” is an Old English word. Its 6 meanings in English:

preposition

  1. about (concerning)
  2. by, in various senses
  3. near or next to
  4. not later than
  5. based on, according to
  6. for, in the account of

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

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