Definitions

being

[bee-ing] / ˈbi ɪŋ /

NOUN

existence

Synonyms

STRONG

actuality animation journey life living presence reality subsistence vitality world

Antonyms

WEAK

abstract deadness inanimate

NOUN

essential nature

Synonyms

STRONG

character entity essence essentiality individuality marrow personality quintessence self soul spirit substance texture

WEAK

essentia

Antonyms

WEAK

abstract deadness inanimate

NOUN

animate object

Synonyms

STRONG

animal beast body creature entity human individual mortal organism person personage soul thing

WEAK

conscious thing human being living thing

Antonyms

STRONG

abstract animal concept inanimate plant

WEAK

deadness

Example Sentences

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"I'm just enjoying being the richest woman in the world on paper while it lasts," said the 29-year-old.

From BBC

In 2024, Edinburgh city officials had to find a solution to drivers being repeatedly sent down a set of steps by their satnavs.

From BBC

"So in 20 years of being buried... it is likely there's an awful lot of it that has been destroyed."

From BBC

Monaldi Hospital, where he was being treated, said he had suffered a "sudden and irreversible worsening of his clinical condition".

From BBC

So you have Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland—Poland being outside of the euro area.

From The Wall Street Journal