be|ing

be|ing «BEE ihng», verb, noun, adjective. a)

the present participle of be: »

The dog is being fed.

–n.

1. a person; living creature: »

Men, women, and children are human beings. Some modern weapons can destroy every being in a large city.

SYNONYM(S): individual, entity.

2. life; existence: »

The world came into being long ago.

SYNONYM(S): actuality.

3. nature; constitution: »

Artists trow their whole being into their work.

SYNONYM(S): essence.

4. Philosophy. a) that which is actual and complete as both concept and body in space or time: »

to worship God, as the Supreme Being.

b) that which exists as a logically flawless concept within a given epistemology, such as beauty and truth as Platonic archetypes. c) a state or condition of fully realized potentialities; end point of the process of becoming.

–adj.

existing; present: »

All is well, for the time being.

SYNONYM(S): existent, actual.