The name of the Cyrillic script letter Б / б.

(intransitive, now usually literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive. / (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist. / (intransitive) To occupy a place.

(dialectal, possibly dated) Alternative form of by. Also found in compounds, especially oaths, e.g. begorra.

(idiomatic) Required to, ought to, expected to / (idiomatic, with not) Permitted to.

(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Everything will be all right.

Attempting or desiring something. / Unfulfilled; frustrated in realizing a goal, ambition, etc.

One who aspires to something. / (India) One's fiancé or fiancée.

(idiomatic) As good as claims or reputation would suggest.

(idiomatic) To do or be involved in doing; to do (often something mischievous or inappropriate). / (idiomatic) To depend on, to be the choice of.

To be less than completely certain; to lack support.