being - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'being' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Being

[ adv.]

- Since; inasmuch as.

2 . Being

[ n.]

- Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence.
- That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as distinguished from a thing without life; as, a human being; spiritual beings.
- Lifetime; mortal existence.
- An abode; a cottage.

3 . Being

[ p. pr.]

- Existing.

4 . Being

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Be

Meaning of 'being' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . being

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the state or fact of existing

Example in sentence:

a point of view gradually coming into being;
he appeared on the face of the earth one day;
laws in existence for centuries

Nearby Words:

beige beild

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Subjective well-being
Subjective well-being, people’s evaluations of their lives in terns of both their thoughts and their emotions. Considered another way, subjective

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