being

Meanings

Noun

• the state or fact of existing
  • "a point of view gradually coming into being"
• a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Verb

• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
• be identical to; be someone or something
• occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
• have an existence, be extant
• happen, occur, take place
• be identical or equivalent to
• form or compose
• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
• represent, as of a character on stage
• spend or use time
• have life, be alive
• to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
• be priced at

Synonyms

be, beingness, comprise, constitute, cost, embody, equal, exist, existence, follow, live, make up, organism, personify, represent

Antonyms

differ, nonbeing, nonexistence