being

Inglés

being
Received Pronunciation (AFI)	/ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ /ˈbiːŋ/ Londresⓘ
General American, Standard Canadian (AFI)	/ˈbi.ɪŋ/ Californiaⓘ /ˈbiŋ/
longitud silábica	bisílaba

Etimología 1

Del inglés medio.

Sustantivo

being (contable e incontable) ¦ plural: beings

1

Existencia.

2

Ser.

• Sinónimo: living being.
• Ejemplo: 

  Should not beings of this sort have the same kind of legal rights as those we grant to human infants or the mentally disabled, who also cannot speak for themselves?.Jane Goodall. M. Wise. Editorial: Perseus Publishing. 2000.ª ed, 2000.

Forma verbal

1

Participio presente y gerundio del verbo (to) be.