be to
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.70 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Ellipsis of be going to; will; would or should in past tense.
verb
Especially, to be expected to (do something).
Example Sentences
- "Strange things were to occur all over the country."
- "If we are to make it, we'd better get a taxi."
- "If you were to find a wallet on the street, would you take it?"
- "Were the government to ban zoos, it would put breeding programs at risk."
- "You are to hand in your essay by Friday."
- "The CEO is to announce the new company strategy tomorrow."