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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But the two German teams were too good and the only way Wyatt and Tarbit could have got on the podium would have been if Weston and Stoecker had not.

From BBC

Another trend that is making some investors nervous: that defensive sectors like consumer staples have been on a tear lately.

From MarketWatch

Although American families had been visiting small local circuses throughout the 19th century, the circuses of the 1880s and 1890s were bigger than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s never been harder to get attention, nor easier to lose it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Think of how many other ways that $54 billion could have been invested—in AI startups, dirty soda shops, almost anything else to generate a positive return.

From The Wall Street Journal