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verb
  1. (third-person singular of, be
    1. English, be
    )
He a doctor. He retired some time ago.
Should he do the task, it vital that you follow him.
Translations: Etymology: From (Ger.)
  • isti
(cognate with German ist) < (PIE.)
  • h1es-,
  • h1es-
  • "to be". The paradigm of "to be" has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of three originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form "to be" is from Proto-Indo-European
  • bheu-,
  • b<font size=-2>H</font>eu-
  • "to become". The words "is" and "are" are both derived from Proto-Indo-European
  • h1es-,
  • h1es-
  • "to be". Lastly, the past forms starting with "w-" such as "was" and "were" are from Proto-Indo-European
  • wes-
  • "to reside". Compare Persian (fa-Arab, ) (ast).

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