be

verb [+ to infinitive] (CAN)

strong /biː/ weak /bi/ /bɪ/ (being, was, were, been)

Definition

› used to say what can happen: The exhibition of modern prints is currently to be seen at the City Gallery.

(Definition of be verb (CAN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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