Definitions for be

(a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element)

(have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

(be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house")

(occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")

(have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?")

(happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen")

(be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!")

(form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army")

(work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher")

(represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet")

(spend or use time; "I may be an hour")

(have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war")

(to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted

(be priced at; "These shoes cost $100")