been

Speech parts

1. been - Noun

2. been - Verb

Derived from be

Meaning

of Be

The past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aeon have about used being like make state become current find rule come designed fact

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Antonyms

future felt gone departed went run along

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Phrases with the word

has-been Where have you been been through we have always been at war with Eastasia been around been there, done that

Anagrams

bene NEbE eben neeb

Examples

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. Mark Twain

To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.' John Chrysostom

Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed. John Chrysostom

Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money. Native American Proverb

If you've done good, stay silent; if good has been done to you, share to others. Arabic Proverb

What the thief stole has always been called expensive. Persian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

beemer beemother Beemyn been able been around been around the block