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Collocations of 'Be- Place- Put' & more - States of Being (Be)

Discover how English collocations with 'Be' like "be worlds apart" and "be invested in" express states of being in English.

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Verb Collocations With 'Be- Place- Put' & more
to be joined in matrimony

to commit to a lifelong partnership legally and ceremonially by getting married

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to be worth a try

to be deserving of an attempt or effort due to the potential benefits or positive outcomes

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to be worlds apart

to be vastly different from each other in terms of opinions, attitude, etc.

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to be all in one's head

to think or feel something in your mind, even though it might not be real or happening in the outside world

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to be miles away

to have no idea what is happening around one, particularly because one is preoccupied with something else

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to be steps ahead

to be or perform better than someone in terms of progress, understanding, or achievement

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to be steps behind

to fall behind someone in terms of progress or achievement

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to be getting to be something

to gradually change or develop toward a particular state or condition

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to be under no illusion

to be fully aware of the truth or reality of a situation

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to be kind of somebody

used to express a mild acknowledgment of someone's considerate or generous action

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to be made to be something

to be destined or intended for a particular role or purpose

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to be invested in something

be emotionally or financially committed and involved in something

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to be one's department

to be responsible for something, showing a sense of authority in that area

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to be inclined to something

to have a tendency or preference for a particular thing

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to be inclined toward somebody

to have a tendency to favor a particular person

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to be obligated to do something

to have a responsibility to do a particular thing, especially due to legal or moral reasons

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to be obliged to do something

to have a moral duty or be forced to do a particular thing, often due to legal reasons

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to be implicated in something

to be involved or connected with a criminal or harmful action or process

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to be attracted to somebody

to feel a romantic or sexual interest toward a person

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to be attracted to something

to have an interest or admiration toward a specific thing

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to be snowed in

to trap someone or something in a building or area due to heavy snowfall

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to be cast away

to be left alone in an isolated location, such as a deserted island, as a result of a shipwreck

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to be set against something

to be opposed to something such as a particular idea, action, or situation

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to be thought to do something

to be considered or regarded as having a certain characteristic or performing an action, often influenced by widespread belief or understanding

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to be long on something

to have a lot of a particular quality or attribute

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to be wide of something

to be far from a specified point or truth

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