Be and Pass away
Opposite meaning terms
Be
Be verb - To have life.
Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”
Pass away
Pass away verb - To stop living.
Usage example: the old woman passed away quietly
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