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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of 'be'

Sir,

What is meaning of the verb "be". As it has many form I am bit confused.

e.g

He is a doctor.



Thanks.
  

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He is a doctor = he belongs to the category 'doctors'. -- the dictionary entry is well worth reading through, Hanuman.

  • He is a doctor = he belongs to the category 'doctors'.
  • -- the dictionary entry is well worth reading through, Hanuman.
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He is a doctor = he belongs to the category 'doctors'.

According to Webster's, 'be' also has these general meanings: 'symbolize, exist, occur, have identity with', etc.-- the dictionary entry is well worth reading through, Hanuman.

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