be
Have actual existence
English requires every sentence to have a verb, and in simple sentences, that verb is often be.
Its function is simply to link the subject to the predicate.
Forms of be are also used to form many different verb phrases, such as the passive (The package was sent to the wrong address) and the present continuous (I am spending the summer in the mountains).
In sentences like these, where a form of be is required but is not the main verb, it is an auxiliary verb.
Change into another state
Have actual being
- presenceState of being somewhere
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- continuanceSustained extension forward
- durationLength of existence
permanence · survival · persistence · endurance · continuity · resilience · steadfastness · constancy
Come into being
- occurCome into being
- transpireHappen or become known
- unfoldSpread open from closed
- ariseCome into being
emerge · take place · come about · ensue · develop · manifest · materialize · result
Having current existence
- livingCurrently having breath
- animateGive life to
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
conscious · sentient · organic · life · mortality · birth · death · organism
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- essenceFundamental nature of something
Heidegger · Sartre · Kierkegaard · authenticity · nothingness · temporality
One's own being
- individualityUnique personal character
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
- personaAssumed public identity
- characterNature, symbol, or role
uniqueness · authenticity · self-awareness · self-concept · ego · autonomy · distinctiveness · subjectivity
Be present at
- presentGift or current moment
- presenceState of being somewhere
- participateTake an active role
- witnessOne who attests
audience · spectator · observer · listener · viewer · gathering · assembly · meeting
become
Change into another state
appear · feel · look · sound · taste · smell · prove · grow · turn · go
exist
Have actual being
- presenceState of being somewhere
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- continuanceSustained extension forward
duration · permanence · survival · persistence · endurance · continuity · resilience · steadfastness · constancy · stability
happen
Come into being
arise · emerge · take place · come about · ensue · develop · manifest · materialize · result · come to pass
alive
Having current existence
breathing · conscious · sentient · organic · life · mortality · birth · death · organism · biological
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
essence · Heidegger · Sartre · Kierkegaard · authenticity · nothingness · temporality
self
One's own being
- individualityUnique personal character
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
- personaAssumed public identity
character · uniqueness · authenticity · self-awareness · self-concept · ego · autonomy · distinctiveness · subjectivity · self-identity
attend
Be present at
- presentGift or current moment
- presenceState of being somewhere
- participateTake an active role
witness · audience · spectator · observer · listener · viewer · gathering · assembly · meeting · event
core
Central essential portion
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- fundamentalForming the base
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
nature · heart · soul · substance · kernel · root · basis · principle · crux · gist
actual
Existing in fact
concrete · tangible · existent · material · genuine · authentic · objective · verifiable · manifest · present