Be
Be verb - To have life.
Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”
Common collocations
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Lead and Be. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/be/lead
Be & Lead. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/be/lead>.
Lead or Be. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/be/lead.
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