English Explanatory Dictionary

habitual be

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of the uninflected verb be in certain dialects of English to indicate habitualness as in "she be drinking tea" meaning "she regularly drinks tea".

Word forms

habitual be
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