different between being vs inbeing

English

Alternative forms

• beeing (archaic)
• beïng (rare)

Etymology

Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bi???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?bi??/, /?bi?/
• Rhymes: -i???, -??
• Hyphenation: be?ing

Verb

being

1. present participle of be

Noun

being (countable and uncountable, plural beings)

1. A living creature.
2. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
   • 1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia

     Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being.

3. (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
4. (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
5. (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)

   • It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.

Synonyms

• (a living creature): See also Thesaurus:creature
• (the state or fact of existence): See also Thesaurus:existence

Derived terms

Translations

Conjunction

being

1. Given that; since.
   • , New York Review Books 2001, p.280:

     ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].

Synonyms

• as, because, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because

Derived terms

• being that

Translations

References

• “being”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “being” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "being" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
• "being" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

See also

Anagrams

• Bengi, begin, binge

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

being f (genitive singular beinge, plural beingean)

1. bench, form

English

Etymology

From in- +? being. Compare Old English onwist (“habitation”), Dutch aanwezigheid (“presence, existence”).

Noun

inbeing (countable and uncountable, plural inbeings)

1. The fact or state of being in; existence in something else.
2. Inherence; inherent existence; indwelling; immanence.
   • 1746, Isaac Watts, Useful and Important Questions Concerning Jesus the Son of God Freely Proposed: With a Humble Attempt to Answer Them According to Scripture

     This is not spoken concerning the union, the inbeing, or indwelling of any distinct divine nature of Christ

3. Inward or essential nature; that which a thing is in itself.
4. (obsolete, applied to the persons of the Trinity) An indwelling being.

Synonyms

• (the fact or state of being in): See also Thesaurus:intrinsicality

References

inbeing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• beining