DICTOMETER

WERE

(be, estar, haber, hacer, quedar, ser, tener, eksistere, stå, være, være til)

1. Synonyms:
   • Be
   Definitions:
   • have the quality of being
   • (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   Examples:
   • John is rich
   • This is not a good answer
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Be
   Definitions:
   • be identical to
   • be someone or something
   Examples:
   • The president of the company is John Smith
   • This is my house
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Be
   Definitions:
   • occupy a certain position or area
   • be somewhere
   Examples:
   • Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back
   • What is behind this behavior?
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Exist
   • Be
   Definitions:
   • have an existence, be extant
   Examples:
   • Is there a God?
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Be
   Definitions:
   • happen, occur, take place
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Equal
   • Be
   Definitions:
   • be identical or equivalent to
   Examples:
   • One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Constitute
   • Represent
   • Make up
   • Comprise
   • Be
   Definitions:
   • form or compose
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Be
   • Follow
   Definitions:
   • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
   Examples:
   • He is a herpetologist
   • She is our resident philosopher
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Embody
   • Be
   • Personify
   Definitions:
   • represent, as of a character on stage
   Examples:
   • Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Be
    Definitions:
    • spend or use time
    Examples:
    • I may be an hour
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Be
    • Live
    Definitions:
    • have life, be alive
    Examples:
    • Our great leader is no more
    • My grandfather lived until the end of war
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Be
    Definitions:
    • to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Cost
    • Be
    Definitions:
    • be priced at
    Examples:
    • These shoes cost $100