Being is the present participle of be 1. Being is used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something. It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off. [VERB noun] Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it. [VERB noun] Of course, being young, I did not worry. [VERB adjective] More @Wikipedia
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