Bes

Quick meaning: Bes is a verb meaning (now chiefly dialectal) third-person singular simple present indicative of be.

Meaning

(now chiefly dialectal) third-person singular simple present indicative of be.

More Meanings

1. plural of be (“Cyrillic letter”)
2. Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”).
3. (dialectal, nonstandard) Present tense inflected form of be: am or are.
4. (historical, numismatics) A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth two thirds of an as.

Example Sentences

She bes there these five yare, an' has sint hoome foor her broother an' sister, the mooney for their passage, an' they bes goone these thra yares.

"An' he bes free times as old as herself," he wailed, " an' ugly as a squid ! But he bes rich — rich as any marchant — an' for the bread an' the fixin's an' the gold she bes takin' 'im."

And she bes white. Now, I bes what they use to call a house nigra. I don't work in no fields. And you know, I likes my color. Sho' not real fair, and not real dark either. I bes just who I be.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for bes

Depending on context, synonyms include is.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include existence, beingness, life form, organism, cgs, would.

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