Been Definition
been
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English
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From Middle English, from Old English ġebēon, past participle of bēon (“to be”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (RP, stressed) IPA: /ˈbiːn/, X-SAMPA: /"bi:n/
- (RP, unstressed) IPA: /bin/, X-SAMPA: /bin/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Homophone: bean
- Rhymes: -iːn
- (GenAm, stressed) IPA: /ˈbɪn/, X-SAMPA: /"bIn/
- (GenAm, unstressed) IPA: /bɪn/, X-SAMPA: /bIn/
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: bean; bin (US accent); Ben (US accent)
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Verb
been
- Past participle of be
Etymology 2
From Middle English, from Old English bēon (“bees”), nominative and accusative plural of bēo (“bee”). More at bee.
Noun
been
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Dutch
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Etymology
From Old Dutch *bēn, from Proto-Germanic *bainan.
Pronunciation
Noun
been n. (plural benen, diminutive beentje)
- (anatomy) leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten)
- De benen van een passer. — The legs of a pair of compasses.
- (mathematics) side, leg
- De benen van een hoek. — The sides of an angle.
been n. (plural beenderen or benen, diminutive beentje)
- bone, constituent part of a skeleton.
- (uncountable) bone, the chalky material bones are made of
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (bone): bot
Verb
been
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Low German
Noun
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Scots
Verb
been
- Past participle of be
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