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noun (infl, en, noun)
- The ISO 639 alpha-2 language code for Belarusian.
verb (infl, en, verb, - Inflection, highly irregular)
- (intransitive) To occupy a place.
- The cup is on the table.
- (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
- When will the meeting ?
- (intransitive) (without predicate) To exist.
- (intransitive) (without predicate) elliptical form of for "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
- The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
- I have been to Spain many times.
- (italbrac, transitive, copular) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
- Ignorance is bliss.
- (italbrac, transitive, copular, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
- 3 times 5 is fifteen.
- (italbrac, transitive, copular) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the object.
- Franí§ois Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995
- (italbrac, transitive, copular) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
- The sky is blue.
- (italbrac, transitive, copular) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
- The sky is a deep blue today.
- (context, transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
- The dog was drowned by the boy.
- (context, transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
- The woman is walking.
- I shall writing to you soon.
- We liked to chat while we were eating.
Translations: - Dutch: zijn usually + aan het ~
- French: not translated; use the equivalent simple tense, or the imperfect in the past
- German: sein(de)
- Italian: stare(it)
- Spanish: estar(es) ...ndo
abbreviation
- (context, Internet) The country code for Belgium.
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