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Definition of
been verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
been
verb
/biːn/
,
/bɪn/
/bɪn/
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past participle of
be
,
go
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been
been-to
noun
has-been
noun
might-have-been
noun
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been?
have been around
been there, done that
have been there before
have been in the wars
have been around the block (a few times)
(he, she, etc. has) been and done something
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Idioms
have been around
been there, done that
have been there before
have been in the wars
have been around the block (a few times)
(he, she, etc. has) been and done something
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Nearby words
beeline
noun
Beelzebub
noun
been
verb
be endowed with
phrasal verb
been-to
noun
previously
adverb
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