been Meaning & Definition
What Does Been Mean?
As a verb, been means past participle of be. It is also used to mean remote past form of be. As a noun, it means plural of bee.
Been in Brief
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //bɪn// |
| Syllables | 1 |
Been Definition (Verb)
- past participle of be.
All the fries have been eaten.
- remote past form of be.
He been had that job.
Verb
- Synonym of be (infinitival sense).
It useta been five foot long.
Verb
- plural simple present of be.
Been as a Noun
- plural of bee
Synonyms of Been
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Been synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Been
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Been in a Sentence
All the fries have been eaten.
We're safe, but the car's been totaled.
Postman been?
They been here since yesterday.
He been had that job.
We been knew they was doing this.
It useta been five foot long.
Word Forms & Grammar
been
Words That Rhyme With Been
Origin of Been
Origin 1: From Middle English been (past participle), from Old English (ġe)bēon. By surface analysis, be + -en.
Origin 2: Either from Middle English been (“to be”, infinitive) (from Old English bēon, equivalent to be + -en (infinitive ending)), or from a dialectal use of the preceding past tense form as an infinitive form (compare dialectal use of (I)'s, (I) is in the first person, (he) am in the third person, etc).
Origin 3: From Middle English been (plural indicative form); equivalent to be + -en (plural present ending).
Origin 4: From Middle English been, bene, ben, beon, from Old English bēon (“bees”), equivalent to bee + -en (plural ending).
Pronouncing Been
You say been as //bɪn//. It has 1 syllable.