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be vs being

being vs be

be is not a noun while being is a noun.

be is a verb but being is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
being Yes No No No
be (noun) being (noun)
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
the state or fact of existing
be (verb) being (verb)
spend or use time
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
have an existence, be extant
have life, be alive
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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