"there be" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [infinitive]
Etymology: The expletive there, from Old English þær, to fill the first position in English's historic V2 word order. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|þær}} Old English þær Head templates: {{head|en|verb|highly irregular; see conjugation table}} there be (highly irregular; see conjugation table) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|inf=-|note1=Nonstandard.|note2=Singular.|note3=Plural.|past_1sg=-|past_2sg=-|past_3sg=there was|past_pl=there were|past_ptc=there has been|past_ptc2=there have been|past_ptc2_qual=note3|past_ptc_qual=note2|past_sub=there were|pres_1sg=-|pres_2sg=-|pres_3sg=there is|pres_3sg2=there's|pres_imp=-|pres_pl=there are|pres_pl2=there're|pres_pl3=there's|pres_pl3_qual=note1|pres_ptc=there being}}
  1. The specified thing exists, physically or abstractly. Synonyms: there exist Translations (to exist): daar's (Afrikaans), وُجِدَ (wujida) (Arabic), haber-bi (Aragonese), haber-ie (Aragonese), լինել (linel) (Armenian), կամ (kam) (Armenian), быць (bycʹ) (Belarusian), ме́цца (mjécca) (Belarusian), ёсць (joscʹ) (Belarusian), имам (imam) (Bulgarian), haver-hi (Catalan), (jau⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), (yǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), баар (baar) (Dolgan), bestaan (Dutch), staan (Dutch), zitten (Dutch), liggen (Dutch), esti (Esperanto), olla (Finnish), y avoir (il y a) (French), geben (es gibt) [with-accusative] (German), haa [Alemannic-German] (German), gee [Alemannic-German] (German), είμαι (eímai) (Greek), υπάρχω (ypárcho) (Greek), יש (yesh) (Hebrew), van (Hungarian), vera (Icelandic), ada (Indonesian), bí ann (Irish), esserci (Italian), いる (iru) [animate] (Japanese), ある (aru) [inanimate] (Japanese), бар (bar) (Kazakh), пар (par) (Khakas), មាន (miən) (Khmer), 있다 (itda) (Korean), бар (bar) (Kyrgyz), ມີ (mī) (Lao), sum (Latin), va būti (Lithuanian), ᦙᦲ (mii) (), ada (Malay), ᠪᡳ (bi) (Manchu), ᠪᡳᠮᠪᡳ (bimbi) (Manchu), nce stà (Neapolitan), det er (Norwegian), det finnes (Norwegian), być [imperfective] (Polish), haver (Portuguese), ter [Brazil, colloquial] (Portuguese), si (Romani), быть (bytʹ) (Russian), име́ться (imétʹsja) (Russian), есть (jestʹ) (Russian), haber (Spanish), det finnas (Swedish), may (Tagalog), mayroon (Tagalog), มี (mii) (Thai), var (affimative) (Turkish), yok [negative] (Turkish), бар (bar) (Tuvan), бу́ти (búty) (Ukrainian), ма́тися (mátysja) (Ukrainian), є (je) (Ukrainian), (Vietnamese), bod (Welsh), баар (baar) (Yakut), איז דאָ (iz do) (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "be",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to exist",
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jau⁵",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "有"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "to exist",
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          "sense": "to exist",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "liggen"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to exist",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "olla"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "y avoir (il y a)"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to exist",
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          "code": "gsw",
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          "sense": "to exist",
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          "code": "gsw",
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          "sense": "to exist",
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eímai",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "είμαι"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypárcho",
          "sense": "to exist",
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yesh",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "יש"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "van"
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "vera"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "ada"
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        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to exist",
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "esserci"
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        {
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "iru",
          "sense": "to exist",
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          "roman": "aru",
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          "code": "kjh",
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          "code": "km",
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          "roman": "miən",
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          "word": "មាន"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "itda",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "있다"
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bar",
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          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mī",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "ມີ"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "sum"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "va būti"
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        {
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "mii",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "ᦙᦲ"
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        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "ada"
        },
        {
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "bi",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "ᠪᡳ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "bimbi",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "ᠪᡳᠮᠪᡳ"
        },
        {
          "code": "nap",
          "lang": "Neapolitan",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "nce stà"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "det er"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "det finnes"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "być"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "haver"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ter"
        },
        {
          "code": "rom",
          "lang": "Romani",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "si"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bytʹ",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "быть"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "imétʹsja",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "име́ться"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jestʹ",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "есть"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "haber"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "det finnas"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "may"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "mayroon"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mii",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "มี"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "var (affimative)"
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          "sense": "to exist",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "tyv",
          "lang": "Tuvan",
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          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "бар"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "búty",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "бу́ти"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "mátysja",
          "sense": "to exist",
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "je",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "є"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "có"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to exist",
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          "code": "sah",
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          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "баар"
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          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "iz do",
          "sense": "to exist",
          "word": "איז דאָ"
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        "The specified thing exists, physically or abstractly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exist",
          "exist"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "there exist"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "daar's"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wujida",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "وُجِدَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "haber-bi"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "haber-ie"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "linel",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "լինել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kam",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "կամ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bycʹ",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "быць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mjécca",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ме́цца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "joscʹ",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ёсць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "imam",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "имам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "haver-hi"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jau⁵",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "有"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒu",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "有"
    },
    {
      "code": "dlg",
      "lang": "Dolgan",
      "roman": "baar",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "баар"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "note": "er + any of the existence verbs zijn",
      "sense": "to exist"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "bestaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "staan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "zitten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "liggen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "esti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "olla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "y avoir (il y a)"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ],
      "word": "geben (es gibt)"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic-German"
      ],
      "word": "haa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic-German"
      ],
      "word": "gee"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eímai",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "είμαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypárcho",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "υπάρχω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yesh",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "יש"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "van"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "vera"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "bí ann"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "esserci"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iru",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ],
      "word": "いる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aru",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate"
      ],
      "word": "ある"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bar",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "бар"
    },
    {
      "code": "kjh",
      "lang": "Khakas",
      "roman": "par",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "пар"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "miən",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "មាន"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "itda",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "있다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bar",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "бар"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mī",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ມີ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "sum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "va būti"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "mii",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ᦙᦲ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ada"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "bi",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ᠪᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "bimbi",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ᠪᡳᠮᠪᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "nce stà"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "det er"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "det finnes"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "być"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "haver"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "ter"
    },
    {
      "code": "rom",
      "lang": "Romani",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "si"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "быть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "imétʹsja",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "име́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jestʹ",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "есть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "haber"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "det finnas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "may"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "mayroon"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mii",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "มี"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "var (affimative)"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ],
      "word": "yok"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyv",
      "lang": "Tuvan",
      "roman": "bar",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "бар"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "búty",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "бу́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mátysja",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "ма́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "je",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "є"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "có"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "bod"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "baar",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "баар"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "iz do",
      "sense": "to exist",
      "word": "איז דאָ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "there be"
}

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