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be·ing
 being
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- pronunciation:
- bi
Ing
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A being is anything that lives. People, birds, cows, and mice are all beings. A being can also be something that people see as a living thing, such as a spirit or ghost.
Humans are intelligent beings.What kind of beings do you think might exist on other planets?- synonyms:
- creature
- similar words:
- animal, beast, human, individual, life, man, person, soul, the living
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When something has come into being, it means that it has come alive or has begun to exist.
The first plants on Earth came into being in the ocean.- synonyms:
- existence, life
- similar words:
- fact, living, presence, reality
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| related words: |
identity, organism, party, thing |
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