[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/being.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / being [← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/B/) # being «being» in Mova's school dictionary: **the -ing form of be: «you're being silly», «being late is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (a being, beings; being, uncountable); verb, -ing form of be («being kind», «is being»); conjunction (being as — casual) ### meaning for a pupil 1) (verb) Being is the -ing form of be: «you're being silly», «being late is rude». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m1) 2) A being is a living creature, real or imagined: «human beings», «beings from another planet». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m2) 3) (formal) Being is existing or living: «the chess club came into being when the new teacher arrived». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m3) 4) Your being means your whole self: «she loved him with all her being». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m4) 5) (casual) «Being as» or «being that» means because: «Being as it's raining, we'll stay in.» — common in speech, not in good writing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m5) 6) (rough) «Stop being a pain», «you're being a right idiot» use being for annoying behaviour right now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m6) 7) (formal) «It being the case that» and «there being» are stiff ways to start a fact: «There being 30 pupils, 6 groups were formed.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#m7) ### sense in the lessons In grammar, «being» makes the continuous form (is being, was being) and can start a phrase («Being tired, he went to bed»). In science and stories, «human beings» means people, and alien beings come from space. In casual talk: «being as», «stop being…». In the exam voice: «there being 30 pupils in total», «it being given that». Phrases: human being, living being, come into being, for the time being, well-being, being as. ### examples - Stop being silly and sit down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x1) - Being kind costs nothing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x2) - Human beings need water to live. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x3) - The film is about beings from another planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x4) - For the time being, we'll use the old classroom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x5) - The school club came into being when Mrs Lee started it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x6) - Exercise is good for your well-being. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x7) - being as there's 5 of us, get 10 sausages (casual) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x8) - You're being a right pain today, pack it in. (rough) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x9) - There being 30 pupils in total, arranged in groups of 5, determine the number of groups. (formal exam) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x10) - I saw the army being reviewed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/#x11) ### note «Being» as a verb form: «He is being naughty» means he is acting naughtily right now. «For the time being» = for now. Well-being = health and happiness. Do not confuse «being» with «been» (past participle: «I have been»). «Being as» (casual) = because; in writing say «because» or «as». Formal «there being 30» = there are 30; it gives a number to use. ### In the corpora - [Being turned down is normal for everyone, and being picked is the reward for trying again and again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/3/) - [Some retired people miss the routine, their workmates and the feeling of being useful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/17/) - [Burnout means being worn down by too much work and stress for too long, until even small tasks feel huge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/15/) - [An employment tribunal is a kind of court for work disputes, such as being sacked unfairly or not being paid what is owed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/17/) - [You are not being punished when the answer is "not this month".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/7/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «being» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/being/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.