being

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
be

Present
am, is, are

Past
was, were

Past participle
been

Present participle
being

Negatives:

None, isn't, aren't

wasn't, weren't

None

None

Contractions:

'm, 's, 're

None

None

None

  1. (linking) The present participle of be.
    Being happy is my favorite state.
    I hope you are all being good.

Noun[change]

Singular
being

Plural
beings

Being is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (countable) A being refers to a living thing.
    You are a human being.

Preposition[change]

Preposition
being

  1. You use being to show the reason for something.
    The mother is very happy, being that her son has become a college student.