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1 ser Verb, intransitive (a) (used when complement is a clause or noun phrase) to be; mi padre es maestro my father is a teacher; hoy es un día especial today is a special day; ¿esto es lo que dijiste? is that what you said?
(b) (with an adjective phrase complement to indicate permanent characteristic) to be; mi hermano es muy alto my brother is really tall
(c) (with prepositional phrase not indicating location) to be; la reunión es a las cinco the meeting is at five o'clock
(d) (in telling time) to be; son las cinco it's five o'clock; es la una y media it's half past one; ¿qué hora es?, (Slang) ¿qué hora son? what time is it?

2 ser Verb (with passive) to be; este artículo fue publicado en El Mundo this article was published in El Mundo

3 ser Noun, masculine being