being
noun
1 being
The state or fact of existing:
— A point of view gradually coming into being.
synonyms: beingness, existence, face of the earth.
Roget 1:
existence,
being,
entity,
ens [Lat.],
esse [Lat.],
subsistence.
reality,
actuality;
positiveness
etc.
adj.;
fact,
matter of fact,
sober reality;
truth
etc.
494;
actual existence.
presence
etc.
(existence in space)
186;
coexistence
etc.
120.
stubborn fact,
hard fact;
not a dream
etc.
515;
no joke.
center of life,
essence,
inmost nature,
inner reality,
vital principle.
[Science of existence],
ontology.
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Roget 3:
substantiality,
hypostasis;
person,
being,
thing,
object,
article,
item;
something,
a being,
an existence;
creature,
body,
substance,
flesh and blood,
stuff,
substratum;
matter
etc.
316;
corporeity†,
element,
essential nature,
groundwork,
materiality,
substantialness,
vital part.
[Totality of existences],
world
etc.
318;
plenum.
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Dutch: wezen, voorkomen, bestaan, existentie
Polish: życie, egzystowanie, egzystencja, doczesność
2 being
A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently.
synonym: organism.
Dutch: wezen, organismen, organisme
Polish: egzemplarz, organizm, jednostka, osobnik
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