ser

Meaning

Verb

1. to be (essentially or identified as)
2. to be (in the passive voice sense)
3. to exist; to occur

Noun

1. (masculine) a being, organism
2. (masculine) nature, essence
3. (masculine) value, worth

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈseɾ/

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse. The form sois pl (“you are”) derives from a Vulgar Latin *sutis.
Along the way, the verb absorbed Old Spanish seer < Latin sedēre (“sit”).

Sentences

Al principio quiere ser mala como su hermana , pero no puede .

At first she wants to be mean like her sister, but she can't.

La armada apenas era una sombra de lo que había llegado a ser .

The navy was hardly a shadow of what it had become.

Es un rasgo de distinción ser de una familia " de solar conocido ".

It is a feature of distinction to be from a “known solar” family.

La " eternidad " puede ser considerada un tiempo cosmológico o un tiempo sin tiempo .

“Eternity” can be considered a cosmological time or a timeless time.

La modista del barrio llega a ser una diseñadora de nombre mundial .

The dressmaker in the neighborhood becomes a world-renowned designer.

Varma tuvo que ser cortada de los grilletes la final de la grabación .

Varma had to be cut from the shackles at the end of the recording.

Al ser elegido Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores con Fillon, fue expulsado del Partido Socialista .

Elected Foreign Minister under Fillon, he was expelled from the Socialist Party.

En publicidad solo logró ser elegida para promocionar una marca de pelucas .

In advertising, she only managed to be chosen to promote a brand of wigs.