WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
to-be
(tə bē′),USA pronunciation adj.
tobe (tōb),USA pronunciation n.
- future;
soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):bride-to-be.
- 1590–1600
tobe (tōb),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothingthe principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- dialect, dialectal Arabic tōb, variant of Arabic thawb garment
- 1825–35
'to-be' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Adam
- Albanian
- abash
- abdicant
- abegging
- abessive
- abort
- aboudikro
- abound
- about
- above
- above-the-line
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolve
- absurd
- abut
- abyss
- accelerando
- accent
- accept
- access
- accessible
- accessorize
- accident-prone
- accompany
- accord
- according to
- accost
- account for
- accountable
- accrue
- accumulator
- ace
- ache
- acid
- acknowledge
- acne
- acoustic mine
- acquainted
- across
- act
- actor
- ad libitum
- adagio
- adamant
- adapter
- add
- addend