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rank vs be

be vs rank

rank is a noun but be is not a noun.

rank is an adjective but be is not an adjective.

rank and be both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rank Yes Yes Yes No
be No No Yes No
As verbs, be is a hypernym of rank; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than rank:
  • rank: take or have a position relative to others
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
rank (noun) be (noun)
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
the body of members of an organization or group
relative status
position in a social hierarchy
rank (adjective) be (adjective)
growing profusely
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
very fertile; producing profuse growth
very offensive in smell or taste
rank (verb) be (verb)
assign a rank or rating to spend or use time
take or have a position relative to others work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
take precedence or surpass others in rank 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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