Be and Ebb

Be

Be verb - To have life.
Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”

Ebb is an antonym for be.

Ebb

Ebb verb - To become worse or of less value.

Be is an antonym for ebb.

Nearby Words: ebbed, ebbing

Common collocations

bit be bit ebb bit
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