bin
verb/bɪn/
/bɪn/
(British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bin | /bɪn/ /bɪn/ |
| he / she / it bins | /bɪnz/ /bɪnz/ |
| past simple binned | /bɪnd/ /bɪnd/ |
| past participle binned | /bɪnd/ /bɪnd/ |
| -ing form binning | /ˈbɪnɪŋ/ /ˈbɪnɪŋ/ |
- bin something to throw something away
- Do you need to keep these letters or shall we bin them?
- Sorry—I’ve already binned it.
Word OriginOld English bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh ben ‘cart’. The original meaning was ‘container’ in a general sense; also specifically ‘a container for animal food in a stable’ and ‘container for grain, bread, or other foodstuffs’. The sense ‘container for rubbish’ dates from the mid 19th cent.Definitions on the go
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