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Meanings of being in English

Portuguese
ser
Catalan
existència
Spanish
existencia

The state or fact of existing.

ser
Portuguese
ser
Catalan
ésser viu
Spanish
ser

A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently.

ser
Russian
бытие
Portuguese
ser
Spanish
ser
Catalan
ser

Broad concept encompassing objective and subjective features of reality and existence.

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бытие

Every one of us is our different roles intertwined. I try to create daily scenes using small human figures set in different environments.

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Examples for "to be"
Examples for "to be"
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In Europe, unfortunately, things seem to be going exactly the opposite way.
Reuters
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Conclusions: Certain species appear to be associated with health and periodontal diseases.
Pubmed
3
Substance use disorders continue to be major medical and social problems worldwide.
Pubmed
4
Conclusions: Missing outcome data continues to be a common problem in RCTs.
Pubmed
5
He said he didn't expect similar legislation to be adopted in Europe.
Reuters
Usage of being in English
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New proposals on police reform in Northern Ireland were being published today.
The Irish Times
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UK Public Health Minister Jane Ellison said a strategy was being developed.
BBC
3
The level of violence being used was also increasing, the report said.
Reuters
4
Every year, more countries ban wild animals from being used in circuses.
The Guardian
5
That means, however, being able to process gigabytes of data every second.
Wired
6
Steps are being taken in some countries to improve the situation, however.
The Irish Times
7
The Welsh government said steps were being taken to support young people.
BBC
8
A new political map is being used for this year's state elections.
Reuters
9
Democracy is being deliberately removed, the latest example being the Lisbon treaty.
The Guardian
10
Think New Order, right at the point they stopped being Joy Division.
The Guardian
11
Never being brought to justice means they continue to abuse vulnerable employees.
The South African
12
NewsImageFile: Informed by text message... grieving relatives after being told the news.
News.com.au
13
The union said conditions being offered in mainland France were far superior.
Radio NZ
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The measures being taken will, of course, help to protect some homes.
The Irish Times
15
A possible sale of Sanofi's consumer health operation is also being considered.
Reuters
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Skills in tech will continue being indispensable in the future job market.
The South African
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Being through the time
Being across language varieties
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Common
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Common
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Common
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