To exist or behave in a certain way.
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective.
To occur, to take place.
Used to link a subject to a measurement.
Used to express future action as well as what is due to, intended to, or should happen.
Used to state the age of a subject in years.
Used to form the continuous aspect.
To occupy a place.
Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
To exist.
Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
Used to indicate the time of day.
Used to link two noun clauses, the first of which is a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place), and the second of which is a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
Used to form the passive voice.
Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs; this was more common in archaic use, especially with verbs indicating motion. "He is finished", and "He is gone" are common, but "He is come" is archaic.
Used to indicate that the subject is an instance of the predicate nominal.
Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Б / б.
To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
To unite in a body or mass.
To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.
To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.
The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists.