being

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the state or fact of existing
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Word Origin

being (n.)
c. 1300, "condition, state, circumstances; presence, fact of existing," early 14c., existence," from be + -ing. Sense of "that which physically exists, person or thing" (as in human being) is from late 14c.

Example

1. Lending to governments is its reason for being .
2. Yet he could queue for a bus without being recognised .
3. Doing nothing brings about quality of being , which is very important .
4. This makes them forget the being .
5. There may be intangible benefits to being an olympic city .

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