# there be

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.

## Etymology
The expletive there, from Old English þær, to fill the first position in English's historic V2 word order.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/there-be