plural noun
People or other living creatures, considered as individual entities.
Humans are social beings.
Some stories describe beings from other worlds.
American English
How to pronounce beings
nounB1Very common word
BEEihngz
/ˈbi.ɪŋz/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of being
People or other living creatures, considered as individual entities.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
Useful expressions
for now; until a later time
For the time being, we are staying with friends.
to begin to exist
The organization came into being in 1998.
if nothing else changes
All things being equal, we will finish tomorrow.
Related words & forms
Being is a form of be. As a noun, its plural is beings.