(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Being is the present participle of be .
2.
Being is used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something.
It ~ a Sunday, the old men had the day off...
Of course, ~ young, I did not worry.
V-LINK: V n, V adj, also V prep
3.
You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a ~.
...~s from outer space.
N-COUNT
see also human ~
4.
Being is existence. Something that is in ~ or comes into ~ exists.
Abraham Maslow described psychology as ‘the science of ~.’...
The Kingdom of Italy formally came into ~ on 17 March 1861.
= existence
N-UNCOUNT
5.
You can use ~ as to introduce a reason for what you are saying. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL, SPOKEN)
I used to go everywhere with my mother ~ as I was the youngest.
PHRASE
6.
other things ~ equal: see equal
for the time ~: see time
see also well-~