Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) being, beingness, existence, face of the earth (the state or fact of existing) "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"; "he appeared on the face of the earth one day"
S: (n) organism, being (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
Verb
S: (v) be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)) "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
S: (v) be (be identical to; be someone or something) "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
S: (v) be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere) "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
S: (v) exist, be (have an existence, be extant) "Is there a God?"
S: (v) be (happen, occur, take place) "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
S: (v) equal, be (be identical or equivalent to) "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
S: (v) constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be (form or compose) "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
S: (v) be, follow (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function) "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"