Being

p. pr.	1.	Existing. A man who is being strangled. - Lamb. While the article on Burns was being written. - Froude. Fresh experience is always being gained. - Jowett (Thucyd.
n.	1.	Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence. In Him we live, and move, and have our being. - Acts xvii. 28.
	2.	That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as distinguished from a thing without life; as, a human being; spiritual beings. What a sweet being is an honest mind ! - Beau. & Fl. A Being of infinite benevolence and power. - Wordsworth.
	3.	Lifetime; mortal existence. Claudius, thou Wast follower of his fortunes in his being. - Webster (1654).
	4.	An abode; a cottage. It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor. - Steele.
adv.	1.	Since; inasmuch as. And being you have Declined his means, you have increased his malice. - Beau. & Fl.

Noun	1.	being - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" Synonyms: beingness, existence Antonyms: nonbeing - the state of not being
	2.	being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently Synonyms: organism

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