Definitions

been

[bin, ben] / bɪn, bɛn /

VERB

exist

Synonyms

STRONG

abide act breathe continue do endure hold inhabit last live move obtain persist prevail remain rest stand stay subsist survive

WEAK

be alive go on have being have place

Antonyms

STRONG

cease depart die discontinue forsake give up go halt idle leave lose pass quit refuse reject stop

VERB

happen

Synonyms

STRONG

befall occur transpire

WEAK

come about come to pass take place

Example Sentences

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Safety regulators have been investigating parts that exploded in otherwise survivable crashes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Metro board member Fernando Dutra said the agency had been working through a painstaking process to bring systems back online, an effort that continues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Items included flags that were meant to have been draped on coffins, sports shirts intended to be a loved one's final outfit and wedding photographs.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He said officials did not yet know who was behind the breach or what data, if any, might have been targeted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

For Kindcreek Road passes through a neighborhood that’s been known as an “Apache rancheria” for over 150 years.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith