been

/bɪn/

verbbeen

“I have BIN there before”—many people say been like “bin,” and it’s spelled B-E-E-N.

Yes, it's been. Remember the double E: b + ee + n → been.

Definition

  1. verbPast participle of be; used with have/has/had to show a state or action that started in the past or happened before now (e.g., “has been,” “had been”).

Examples

  • “I have been to the library after school.”
  • “She has been feeling better since yesterday.”
  • “They had been waiting for an hour before the bus arrived.”

Synonyms

existedoccurredremainedstayedlived

Translations

ES sido/estadoPT sido/estadoFR été

Common misspellings

benbeanbeeenbe'nbeonbeembe-en

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