being

[ bee-ing ]
/ ˈbi ɪŋ /
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noun

conjunction

Nonstandard. since; because; considering that (often followed by as, as how, or that): Being it's midnight, let's go home. Being as how you cooked supper, I'll do the dishes.

Origin of being

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at be, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM being

non·be·ing, noun, adjective su·per·be·ing, noun

Words nearby being

beige, beigel, beignet, beijing, beilan pass, being, beira, beirut, beit knesset, beja, bejabbers

Words related to nonbeing

nobody, nullity, scratch, nihility, zero, blank, extinction, nonexistence, trifle, zip, diddly, naught, void, nix, cipher, crumb, obliteration, bagatelle, aught, nothingness

British Dictionary definitions for nonbeing (1 of 2)

nonbeing
/ (ˌnɒnˈbiːɪŋ) /

noun

the philosophical problem arising from the fact that the ability to refer appears to presuppose the existence of whatever is referred to, and yet we can talk intelligibly about nonexistent objects See also subsistence (def. 5)

British Dictionary definitions for nonbeing (2 of 2)

being
/ (ˈbiːɪŋ) /

noun

the state or fact of existing; existence
essential nature; self she put her whole being into the part
something that exists or is thought to exist, esp something that cannot be assigned to any category a being from outer space
a person; human being
(in the philosophy of Aristotle) actuality Compare becoming (def. 3)

Idioms and Phrases with nonbeing

being

see for the moment (time being); other things being equal.