[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/being/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) / being # being noun (a being, beings; being, uncountable); verb, -ing form of be («being kind», «is being»); conjunction (being as — casual) «being» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. (verb) Being is the -ing form of be: «you're being silly», «being late is rude». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m1) 2. A being is a living creature, real or imagined: «human beings», «beings from another planet». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m2) 3. (formal) Being is existing or living: «the chess club came into being when the new teacher arrived». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m3) 4. Your being means your whole self: «she loved him with all her being». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m4) 5. (casual) «Being as» or «being that» means because: «Being as it's raining, we'll stay in.» — common in speech, not in good writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m5) 6. (rough) «Stop being a pain», «you're being a right idiot» use being for annoying behaviour right now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m6) 7. (formal) «It being the case that» and «there being» are stiff ways to start a fact: «There being 30 pupils, 6 groups were formed.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m7) ### In the lessons In grammar, «being» makes the continuous form (is being, was being) and can start a phrase («Being tired, he went to bed»). In science and stories, «human beings» means people, and alien beings come from space. In casual talk: «being as», «stop being…». In the exam voice: «there being 30 pupils in total», «it being given that». Phrases: human being, living being, come into being, for the time being, well-being, being as. ### Examples - Stop being silly and sit down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x1) - Being kind costs nothing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x2) - Human beings need water to live. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x3) - The film is about beings from another planet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x4) - For the time being, we'll use the old classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x5) - The school club came into being when Mrs Lee started it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x6) - Exercise is good for your well-being. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x7) - being as there's 5 of us, get 10 sausages (casual) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x8) - You're being a right pain today, pack it in. (rough) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x9) - There being 30 pupils in total, arranged in groups of 5, determine the number of groups. (formal exam) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x10) - I saw the army being reviewed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x11) ### Note «Being» as a verb form: «He is being naughty» means he is acting naughtily right now. «For the time being» = for now. Well-being = health and happiness. Do not confuse «being» with «been» (past participle: «I have been»). «Being as» (casual) = because; in writing say «because» or «as». Formal «there being 30» = there are 30; it gives a number to use. ## In Jewish tradition Often used in the old way: because someone is something, or while being something, as in "being a hundred and ten years old." In the primary lessons: In grammar, «being» makes the continuous form (is being, was being) and can start a phrase («Being tired, he went to bed»). In science and stories, «human beings» means people, and alien beings come from space. In casual talk: «being as», «stop being…». In the exam voice: «there being 30 pupils in total», «it being given that». Phrases: human being, living being, come into being, for the time being, well-being, being as. ### Examples - So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old. (Torah GEN.50.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/being/#x1) - For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. (Torah DEU.32.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/being/#x2) - He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. (Torah LEV.21.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/being/#x3) - Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? (Prophets EZK.17.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/being/#x4) - Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? (Writings JOB.4.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/being/#x5) - So Job died, being old and full of days. (Writings JOB.42.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/being/#x6) ### Note «Being» as a verb form: «He is being naughty» means he is acting naughtily right now. «For the time being» = for now. Well-being = health and happiness. Do not confuse «being» with «been» (past participle: «I have been»). «Being as» (casual) = because; in writing say «because» or «as». Formal «there being 30» = there are 30; it gives a number to use. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «being» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«being» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/being.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «being» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/being/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«being» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/being.html) on Mova free.