Be and End

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Be

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

End

End verb - To stop living.
Usage example: a great general, who ended on the field of battle
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Be is an antonym for end.
Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless
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Common collocations

life be life end life
relationship be relationship end relationship
turn be turn end turn
episode be episode end episode
Other words: way, pain.
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