The idea of being well is associated with well-being and happiness.
With almost thirty meanings in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), estar is a term that can be used in multiple ways. The concept comes from the Latin word stare .
The verb can be used to refer to a certain state, condition or situation of a thing or an individual . It is also used to refer to staying in one place . For example: “No one likes to be distressed, but there are issues that are difficult to deal with,” “I still have a cough and my head hurts even though the doctor told me that, little by little, I will be better,” “Tonight "I'm going to be on National Radio talking about my new book."
be good or bad
The idea of being is usually associated with the state of mind of a human being . In fact, the question “how are you?” It is part of the most common greeting formula, inviting the interlocutor to express how he feels.
What is meant by being good (or bad) depends on each person. Broadly speaking, it can be stated that being well means enjoying good health and not going through very important problems. In turn, those who are unwell find themselves facing obstacles or setbacks that threaten their well-being.
To be well, certain requirements are unavoidable: it is almost impossible for someone to be well if they do not have their basic needs satisfied. Other factors, however, may vary. A man may maintain that, to be well, he needs to have a partner, while another man may enjoy being single.
The price of the products
The verb estar is usually used in relation to the price of goods and services. “How much are the tomatoes?” , “How much do tickets to the dance sell for?” and other similar questions can be asked to find out costs, rates, values, etc.
In these cases, the use of the notion of estar is appropriate especially when taking into account price fluctuations. Today a kilogram of tomatoes can be 100 pesos in a grocery store and tomorrow, 120 pesos in that same establishment. Products , in short, do not usually have a fixed or permanent price.
It is often said that products are at a certain price.
be with someone
To comment that you have a romantic or intimate relationship with someone, you can indicate that you are with said person: “I never thought I would be with Pedro for so long,” “I would like to be with Clara, but she doesn't notice me.” , “When my husband died, I decided I wasn't going to be with anyone else.”
The scope of the expression varies depending on the context or the specific link. Being with a man or a woman may imply having established a formal courtship or simply having had a sexual encounter.
Action in development or to be executed soon
Being can also mean that an action is in full development or that its execution is expected in the short term: “Next week I will be traveling, so we will have to meet when I return,” “I'm about to leave,” “ In a short time we will be recovered and ready to resume our obligations.”
As can be seen, to understand the meaning or function of estar it is necessary to pay attention to the use of the concept and its inclusion in each phrase or expression.