Being Definition

bēĭng
beings
noun
beings
The state or quality of having existence.
Technical advances that have only recently come into being.
American Heritage
The state or fact of existing or living; existence or life.
Webster's New World
The totality of all things that exist.
Theologians who hold that the mind of God is the source of all being.
American Heritage
Fundamental or essential nature.
Webster's New World
A person.
American Heritage
conjuntion
Because; since. Often used with as or that.
American Heritage

(obsolete) Given that; since.

Wiktionary
verb

Present participle of be.

Wiktionary
idiom
being as
  • since; because
Webster's New World
for the time being
  • for the present; for now
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Being

Noun

Singular:
being
Plural:
beings

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Being

Origin of Being

  • Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.

    From Wiktionary

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