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is-to-be

is-to-be adjective: something that is potential, eventual, or prospective.

Adjective

is-to-be (not comparable)

  1. Something that is potential, eventual, or prospective.
    • "We'll argue that point," replied Jack; "he has attempted the life of my is-to-be, please God, father-in-law, and therefore I have the best claim to him."1836, Frederick Marryat, Mr Midshipman Easy
    • But in regard to the is-to-be façade of the British Museum, nothing is suffered to transpire, nor is curiosity allowed to be gratified. The only positive information relative to it, afforded at present, is that furnished by a ground-plan […]1843, The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, volume 6, page 263

Questions about is-to-be

What does is-to-be mean?
Is-to-be means something that is potential, eventual, or prospective.
What part of speech is is-to-be?
Is-to-be is an adjective.

Words near is-to-be in the dictionary

  1. is-as
  2. IS-GS
  3. IS-K
  4. is-ought problem
  5. is-ought problems
  6. is-to-be
  7. is.
  8. ISA
  9. Isa.
  10. Isaac
  11. Isaac Wunder order

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