being synonyms

being

n.

  1. Existence

    presence, actuality, animation; see life 1, reality 1.

  2. The essential part

    nature, quintessence, marrow; see essence 1.

  3. A living thing

    creature, conscious agent, individual, human; see animal 1, 2, person 1.

for the time being

temporarily, tentatively, for now, for the present; see briefly 2, now 1, temporarily.

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