there be
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there be
Where it comes from
The expletive there, from Old English þær, to fill the first position in English's historic V2 word order.
verb - · there is
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Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.
Let there be light.
Similar: there exist
Translations
Talk about this word "there be." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/there%20be. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. there be. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/there%20be "there be." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/there%20be.Cite this
@misc{there_be_2026,
title = {there be},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/there%20be},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
