1. [verb] (intransitive) (now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. [verb] With there as dummy subject: to exist.
3. [verb] (intransitive) To occupy a place.
4. [verb] (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
5. [verb] (intransitive) (without predicate) elliptical form of 'be here', 'go to and return from' or similar.
6. [verb] (transitive) (copulative) Used to name the age of a subject.
7. [verb] (transitive) (copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
8. [verb] (transitive) (copulative) (mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
9. [verb] (transitive) (copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
10. [verb] (transitive) (copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
11. [verb] (transitive) (copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
12. [verb] (transitive) (auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
13. [verb] (transitive) (auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
14. [verb] (archaic) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for 'to go'
15. [verb] (transitive) (auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
16. [verb] Used to link a subject to a count or measurement.
17. [verb] (With since) used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
18. [verb] (often impersonal) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
19. [symbol] (element symbol) Symbol for beryllium.
20. [symbol] The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Belgium.
21. [noun] Bachelor of Engineering.
22. [noun] (linguistics) Black English
23. [noun] Buddhist Era
24. [abbreviation] Berlin, a federal state of Germany.
25. [abbreviation] Bengkulu, a province of Indonesia.
26. [noun] A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.
27. [verb] Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); 'John is rich'; 'This is not a good answer'.
28. [verb] Be identical to; be someone or something; 'The president of the company is John Smith'; 'This is my house'.
29. [verb] Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; 'Where is my umbrella?' 'The toolshed is in the back'; 'What is behind this behavior?'.
30. [verb] Have an existence, be extant; 'Is there a God?'.
31. [verb] 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'.
32. [verb] Be identical or equivalent to; 'One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!'.
33. [verb] 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'.
34. [verb] Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; 'He is a herpetologist'; 'She is our resident philosopher'.
35. [verb] Represent, as of a character on stage; 'Derek Jacobi was Hamlet'.
36. [verb] Spend or use time; 'I may be an hour'.
37. [verb] Have life, be alive; 'Our great leader is no more'; 'My grandfather lived until the end of war'.
38. [verb] To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; 'let her be'.
39. [verb] Be priced at; 'These shoes cost $100'.
