Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)behave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)“John is rich”,
“This is not a good answer” (v)bebe identical to; be someone or something“The president of the company is John Smith”,
“This is my house” (v)beoccupy a certain position or area; be somewhere“Where is my umbrella?”,
“The toolshed is in the back”,
“What is behind this behavior?” (v)exist, behave an existence, be extant“Is there a God?” (v)equal, bebe identical or equivalent to“One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!” (v)constitute, represent, make up, comprise, beform or compose“This money is my only income”,
“The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance”,
“These constitute my entire belonging”,
“The children made up the chorus”,
“This sum represents my entire income for a year”,
“These few men comprise his entire army” (v)be, followwork in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function“He is a herpetologist”,
“She is our resident philosopher” (v)embody, be, personifyrepresent, as of a character on stage“Derek Jacobi was Hamlet” (v)bespend or use time“I may be an hour” (v)be, livehave life, be alive“Our great leader is no more”,
“My grandfather lived until the end of war” (v)beto remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form“let her be” (v)cost, bebe priced at“These shoes cost $100”