Phrase Hound found 832 phrases and 2,328 compound words that contain be. The most common are listed below. Open be in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 832
- would-beAttempting or desiring something.
- be used toTo be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.
- might-beThat might be or occur; possible; potential; hypothetical.
- be able toCan, to have the ability to.
- Should Be
- may beMisspelling of maybe: Perhaps, possibly.
- Must Be
- used-to-beFormer, ex-.
- be carefulUsed to warn someone to proceed with caution.
- be calledTo have a specific name.
- be likeTo be similar to (something).
- be bornTo come into existence through birth.
- be the caseTo exist as an independent fact of (external) reality.
- Be More
- want-to-beAlternative form of wannabe: Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.
- place to beA great, trendy, or perfectly suitable place
- be wrongTo have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- let it beTo leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.
- never-beOne who has no chance of succeeding or will never succeed.
- be rightTo be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- be-allThe whole; all that is to be.
- be aboutTo have (something) as a primary focus.
- Be One
- be a manTo put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.
- meant to beDestined to exist or occur.
Compound words 2,328
- aboutIn a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- betweenIn the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
- becomebegin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- beenpast participle of be: As an auxiliary verb:
- maybePerhaps, possibly.
- behindAt or to the back or far side of.
- beerAn alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
- benA prayer; a petition.
- beneathBelow or underneath.
- beholdTo look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.