being

Pronunciation: ['bi:iŋ]

Average Rank: 138

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 存在, 性质, 生命, 人, 生物, be的现在分词

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the state or fact of existing
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 ky
Word Forms:
1: i
0: be
Plural: beings

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#80

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#213

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 97.9% (Top 97.9% most frequent)
97.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#120

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.8% (Top 98.8% most frequent)
98.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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