when you say i want to be with you, does it mean i wanna stay with you?
other examples: stay here=be here? i want to be a teacher = i want to stay a teacher?
2006-12-21 21:31:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
they're similar, but "be" implies that something has not yet been achieved, whereas "stay" definitely implies that you are already there.
2006-12-21 21:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by mookvey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be with someone=(mainly) to be beside someone
or to go stay with someone, to keep being by someone's side
To be here= to come and remain here ("to stay" shows duration)
To be a teacher =to become a teacher, to become and remain a techer, to remain a teacher.
Hope it helps. In my opinion, "to be" does not necessarily mean that someone "is not" already. It can also relate to the wish of "keep being".
2006-12-22 05:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by supersonic332003 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be (Origin: Old English) means
1. "Exist; be present
2. "Happen"
3 "Have a specified state nature, or role like "I want to Be
Teacher"
STAY (Origin: Old French "Ester" )means
1. To remain in the same place
2. To remain in Specified state or nature.
2006-12-22 05:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by The Answering Machine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay with you implies they are already with you.
Be with you suggests they are not yet with you.
Edit: Gah! I'm always second
2006-12-22 05:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋