Definitions
1.SymbolISO 639-1 language code for Belarusian.
2.VerbAs an auxiliary verb:
Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice."The dog was saved by the boy.; The woman is walking.; I shall be writing to you soon.; We liked to chat while we were eating.; I am to leave tomorrow.; They are to stay here until I return.; I'd been to've been ambassador, but fell seriously ill.; How were they to know the whole exercise was a ruse?; They were to have been married overseas but COVID forced a change of plans.; He is finished.; He is gone.; He is come."
3.VerbUsed with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice."The dog was saved by the boy."
4.VerbUsed with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect."The woman is walking.; I shall be writing to you soon.; We liked to chat while we were eating."
5.VerbUsed with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence."I am to leave tomorrow.; They are to stay here until I return.; I'd been to've been ambassador, but fell seriously ill.; How were they to know the whole exercise was a ruse?; They were to have been married overseas but COVID forced a change of plans."
6.VerbUsed with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect."He is finished.; He is gone.; He is come."
7.VerbTo tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
8.VerbAs a copulative verb:
To exist."There is just one woman in town who can help us.; It is just one woman in town who can help us.; Hi, I’m Jim.; 3 times 5 is fifteen.; These four are the ones going to the quarter-finals.; François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.; This is how we do it.; Rex is a dog.; A dog is an animal.; Dogs are animals.; The sky is blue.; The sky is a deep blue today.; He’s a little autism.; This building is three hundred years old.; I am 75 kilograms.; He’s about 6 feet tall.; I’m 20 (years old).; It is almost eight (o’clock).; It’s 8:30 [read eight-thirty] in Tokyo.; What time is it there? It’s night.; It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to "My grandmother died three years ago", but emphasizes the intervening period); It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.; I saw her Monday was a week: I saw her a week ago last Monday (a week before last Monday).; On the morning of Sunday was fortnight before Christmas: on the morning of the Sunday that was two weeks before the Sunday prior to Christmas.; Dinner will be ten minutes.; It was an hour before he returned.; It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.; Why is it so dark in here?; "What do we do?" "We be ourselves."; Just be yourself.; Why is he being nice to me?; Dad is taking a nap, so we're all being quiet."
9.VerbTo exist."There is just one woman in town who can help us.; It is just one woman in town who can help us."
10.VerbUsed to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent."Hi, I’m Jim.; 3 times 5 is fifteen.; These four are the ones going to the quarter-finals.; François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.; This is how we do it."
11.VerbUsed to indicate that a predicate nominal applies to the subject."Rex is a dog.; A dog is an animal.; Dogs are animals."
12.VerbUsed to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase."The sky is blue."
13.VerbUsed to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase."The sky is a deep blue today."
14.VerbTo have (a condition, especially a mental or physical disability)."He’s a little autism."
15.VerbUsed to link a subject to a measurement."This building is three hundred years old.; I am 75 kilograms.; He’s about 6 feet tall."
16.VerbUsed to state the age of a subject in years."I’m 20 (years old)."
17.VerbUsed to indicate the time of day."It is almost eight (o’clock).; It’s 8:30 [read eight-thirty] in Tokyo.; What time is it there? It’s night."
18.VerbUsed to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event."It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to "My grandmother died three years ago", but emphasizes the intervening period); It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him."
19.VerbUsed to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"I saw her Monday was a week: I saw her a week ago last Monday (a week before last Monday).; On the morning of Sunday was fortnight before Christmas: on the morning of the Sunday that was two weeks before the Sunday prior to Christmas."
20.VerbTo pass or spend (time).
21.VerbTo take a period of time."Dinner will be ten minutes.; It was an hour before he returned."
22.VerbUsed to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality."It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.; Why is it so dark in here?"
23.VerbTo exist or behave in a certain way.""What do we do?" "We be ourselves."; Just be yourself.; Why is he being nice to me?; Dad is taking a nap, so we're all being quiet."
24.VerbAs an intransitive lexical verb:
To exist; to have real existence, to be alive."The Universe has no explanation: it just is.; That was the week that was.; This is something that was meant to be.; Let them be for a few hours.; Leave us be until the guests arrive.; The cup is on the table.; When will the meeting be?; The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.; I have been to Spain many times.; We've been about twenty miles.; I have terrible constipation – I haven't been for several days.; I’ve been into town this morning."
25.VerbTo exist; to have real existence, to be alive."The Universe has no explanation: it just is.; That was the week that was.; This is something that was meant to be."
26.VerbTo remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation."Let them be for a few hours.; Leave us be until the guests arrive."
27.VerbTo occupy a place."The cup is on the table."
28.VerbTo occur, to take place."When will the meeting be?"
29.VerbElliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go"."The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.; I have been to Spain many times.; We've been about twenty miles.; I have terrible constipation – I haven't been for several days.; I’ve been into town this morning."
30.PrepositionAlternative form of by. Also found in compounds, especially oaths, e.g. begorra.
31.NounThe name of the Cyrillic script letter Б / б