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be vs beat

beat vs be

be is not a noun while beat is a noun.

be is not an adjective while beat is an adjective.

be and beat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
beat Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, beat is a hyponym of be; that is, beat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • beat: be superior
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) beat (noun)
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
a stroke or blow
a regular rate of repetition
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
the sound of stroke or blow
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
be (adjective) beat (adjective)
very tired
be (verb) beat (verb)
spend or use time wear out completely
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function be a mystery or bewildering to
have an existence, be extant come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
have life, be alive beat through cleverness and wit
form or compose hit repeatedly
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere stir vigorously
be identical to; be someone or something strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
be identical or equivalent to strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
represent, as of a character on stage shape by beating
be priced at make by pounding or trampling
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
move rhythmically
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
move with a flapping motion
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
move with a thrashing motion
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
make a rhythmic sound
make a sound like a clock or a timer
glare or strike with great intensity
avoid paying
be superior
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