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- [too bee]
- /tu bi/
- /-təˈbiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too bee]
- /tu bi/
Definition of to-be word
- adjective to-be future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination): bride-to-be. 1
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Origin of to-be
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for To-be
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
to-be popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for to-be
noun to-be
- aftertime — the time to come; the future
- afterworld — a world inhabited after death
- by and by — presently or eventually
- hereafter — after this in time or order; at some future time; farther along.
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.