habitual be

noun

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".

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Meanings

nounhabitual be (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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".
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habitual be. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitual%20be

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habitual be,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitual%20be.

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