being

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of be

2. 2

   A living creature.

3. 3

   The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

   • 1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being.
   • The written word, he often argued, could only ever be a low-fidelity reproduction of the fullness of being; any text was ultimately humbled by the reality that it sought to represent.
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   1. 4

      That which has actuality (materially or in concept).

   2. 5

      One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof

      One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.

   3. 6

      An abode

      An abode; a cottage.

      • It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.
   4. 7

      Given that

      Given that; since.

      • ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].

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