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bist

British  
/ bɪst /

verb

  1. archaic a form of the second person singular of be 1

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In Berlin Tenor Richard Tauber, the monocle man. is making "Du bist mein Traum" a worthy successor to "Dein ist mein Ganzes Herz."

From Time Magazine Archive

Tenderly she sang Schumann's Du bist wie eine Blume, chicly she trilled a trifle of Bizet.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was writing a song in two languages, along the lines of Darling je vous aime beaucoup and Bei mir bist du schon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon afterward Mother came in from the bathroom, and just to tease her I said, “Du bist doch eine echte Rabenmutter.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Like the great Doctor, when he thought he had cheated Mephistopheles at last, I could have cried aloud to the fleeting moment, Verweile dock, du bist so sch�n!

From International Short Stories American by Various

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