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I . being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] N

1. being (creature):

being
istota f
human being
człowiek m

2. being (existence):

being
istnienie nt
to come into being
powstawać [perf powstać]

3. being liter (self):

being
jestestwo nt
with all one's being
z całego serca

II . being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] VB

being pres participle of be

III . being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] ADJ

See also be , be

be2 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB aux

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4. be (expressing arrangement):

they are to be married
mają się pobrać
we'll be leaving soon
wkrótce wychodzimy

5. be (expresses destiny):

he was never to see her again
miał jej już nigdy nie zobaczyć

6. be (expressing obligation):

she is to do it
ona ma to zrobić

7. be (in conditionals):

if I were you,...
na twoim miejscu...
were I to refuse,... form
gdybym odmówił,...

8. be (in question tags):

it's cold, isn't it?
jest zimno, prawda?

be1 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr

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3. be (in cost, price):

be
kosztować
this hat is £20
ten kapelusz kosztuje 20 funtów

4. be (indicating time):

it's one o'clock
jest [godzina] pierwsza
she was late
spóźniła się

5. be (indicating age):

she's 12 [years old]
ona ma 12 lat
how old are you?
ile masz lat?

7. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that... form
czy to możliwe, żeby...
the exhibition is to be seen at our gallery
wystawę można obejrzeć w naszej galerii

8. be (in instructions):

who is to do it?
kto ma to robić [perf z-] ?
what am I to do?
co mam (z)robić?

9. be (impersonal use):

it's me
to ja
it's hot
jest gorąco

human being N

human being
człowiek m

well-being N no pl

be1 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr

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3. be (in cost, price):

be
kosztować
this hat is £20
ten kapelusz kosztuje 20 funtów

4. be (indicating time):

it's one o'clock
jest [godzina] pierwsza
she was late
spóźniła się

5. be (indicating age):

she's 12 [years old]
ona ma 12 lat
how old are you?
ile masz lat?

7. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that... form
czy to możliwe, żeby...
the exhibition is to be seen at our gallery
wystawę można obejrzeć w naszej galerii

8. be (in instructions):

who is to do it?
kto ma to robić [perf z-] ?
what am I to do?
co mam (z)robić?

9. be (impersonal use):

it's me
to ja
it's hot
jest gorąco

be2 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB aux

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4. be (expressing arrangement):

they are to be married
mają się pobrać
we'll be leaving soon
wkrótce wychodzimy

5. be (expresses destiny):

he was never to see her again
miał jej już nigdy nie zobaczyć

6. be (expressing obligation):

she is to do it
ona ma to zrobić

7. be (in conditionals):

if I were you,...
na twoim miejscu...
were I to refuse,... form
gdybym odmówił,...

8. be (in question tags):

it's cold, isn't it?
jest zimno, prawda?

to-be ADJ

would-be ADJ

to be off base Am inf idiom
mylić się

be in someone's bad books

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to be over the moon inf idiom
cieszyć się

be part of someone's nature VB

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to be down to something VB

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to be as good as gold

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to be up the creek (without a paddle)

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Usage examples with being

human being
człowiek m
for the time being
na razie
just [or only] being polite
z grzeczności
to come into being
powstawać [perf powstać]
with all one's being
z całego serca
an ethereal being
istota f nieziemska
it's difficult being a woman
trudno jest być kobietą
excuse me for being late
przepraszam za spóźnienie
to be brought into being
powstawać [perf powstać]
a sense of well-being
dobre samopoczucie nt
I narrowly missed being run over
o mało nie zostałem przejechany
our situation is capable of being improved
nasza sytuacja może się poprawić
he took the rap for being late
dostało mu się za spóźnienie
to gamble on sb/sth being...
liczyć, że ktoś/coś będzie...
to put on a show of being interested
udawać, że jest się zainteresowanym

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There are eight tennis courts altogether, each one of them being a hard court.
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The place is famous for being the official residence of Leonardo da Vinci between 1516 and 1519.
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Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.
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They will never backflip back onto their feet instead of being knocked down.
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However, many criticized the game for being too easy or consumer-friendly, regarding the simple platforming and combat segments.
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As a result, support services provided to carers are regarded as part of the overall package of care to the person being looked after.
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Agents satisfy the range of application attributed to function objects, such as being passed as arguments in procedural calls or specified as callback routines.
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He later worked in the oil business after being released from prison as a result of a presidential commutation.
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For merchant solar power stations, where the electricity is being sold into the electricity transmission network, the levelised cost of solar energy will need to match the wholesale electricity price.
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The pair of whio in the centre's free flight aviary have seven eggs, which were being incubated as part of the whio nest egg programme.
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