be — OET · Shobdo

verb

1 there was this boy who lived next door:

exist, have being, have existence;

live, be alive, have life, breathe, draw breath, be extant, be viable.

2 what theatres will there be for them to visit?:

be present, be around, be available, be near, be nearby, be at hand.

3 the trial is tomorrow:

occur, happen, take place, come about, arise, crop up, transpire, fall, materialize, ensue;

literary come to pass, befall, betide.

4 Pat was on the sofa in the living room:

be situated, be located, be found, be present, be set, be positioned, be placed, be installed.

5 after she'd been there a couple of hours she ordered a drink:

remain, stay, wait, linger;

hold on, hang on;

last, continue, survive, endure, persist, prevail, obtain.

6 I'm at college:

attend, go to, be present, take part;

frequent, haunt, patronize.

7 tickets are £15:

cost, be priced at, sell for, be valued at, fetch, come to;

informal set one back, go for.

8 one and one is two:

amount to, come to, add up to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, comprise, represent;

British tot up to.

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