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- Be⇄Be(no period),
beryllium (chemical element). - be⇄be, intransitive verb, present indicative sing.am,are,is,pl.are,past indicative sing.was,were,was,pl.were,present subjunctivebe,past subjunctivewere,past participlebeen,present participlebeing.
1. to have reality; exist; live.
Ex. To be or not - be⇄expr. be gone. See under gone.
- be⇄expr. be off,
a. to go away; leave quickly.
Ex. I'm off now.
b. to have lessened in quality, etc..
Ex. Johnson was sadly off form and finished last (London Times). - be⇄expr. be that as it may, in spite of what may be; regardless; anyhow.
Ex. Be that as it may, business obviously flourishes in Corsica and Portugal (Sunday Times). - be⇄expr. far be it from, outside the plan or intention of.
Ex. Far be it from me to criticize the boss's work. - be⇄expr. let be, to not touch; not disturb (a person or thing); not meddle with.
Ex. Oh, sick am I to see you, will you never let me be? (A. E. Housman). - be⇄expr. so be it, let it take place; even so.
Ex. As it ... ever shall be. So be it (Salisbury Primer).