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Being

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Noun

1. being, beingness, existence

the state or fact of existing

Example Sentences:
'a point of view gradually coming into being'
'laws in existence for centuries'

2. being, organism

a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Being

see synonyms of being
noun
1. 
the state or fact of existing; existence
2. 
essential nature; self
she put her whole being into the part
3. 
something that exists or is thought to exist, esp something that cannot be assigned to any category
a being from outer space
4. 
a person; human being
5. 
(in the philosophy of Aristotle) actuality
Compare becoming (sense 3)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Being

see synonyms of being
noun
1. 
the state or fact of existing or living; existence or life
2. 
fundamental or essential nature
3. 
one who lives or exists, or is assumed to do so
a human being, a divine being
4. 
all the physical and mental qualities that make up a person; personality
5.  Philosophy
a. 
fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness
b. 
that which exists, can exist, or can be logically conceived

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Being

see synonyms of being
n.
1. The state or quality of having existence: technical advances that have only recently come into being. See Synonyms at existence.
2. The totality of all things that exist: theologians who hold that the mind of God is the source of all being.
3.
a. A person: "The artist after all is a solitary being" (Virginia Woolf).
b. An individual form of life; an organism: "We [humans] are the only beings who are aware that we shall die" (Seyyed Hossein Nasr).
c. An imaginary, conjectural, or supernatural creature: extraterrestrial beings.
4.
a. All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence: the very being of human nature.
b. One's basic or essential nature: "[My grandfather's] face, words and gestures are a permanent part of my being" (Duane Nitatum).
conj.
Chiefly Southern US, Upper Southern US, & New England
Because; since. Often used with as or that.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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