An animate thing; something that lives, as opposed to being inanimate or dead.

Someone or something to be pitied

(informal) To be in a casual romantic relationship. / (informal, usually with "for") To have a crush on, or a soft spot for, someone.

(idiomatic) late in the day

present participle of be a thing

past participle of be a thing

Precedes the key point of an explanation.

(Ireland or archaic) Something trivial, of no importance.

(LGBT, slang) A conceited person, usually a woman or a gay man.

A close call, a close shave, a close thing