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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“It has been said that the arts, the religions and the sciences are all branches of the same tree. And I very much live by that,” says Neven.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“Game recognizes game,” the aide who’d been chattering in his ear said as they walked away.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Cherki has also been nominated for the PFA young player of the year, alongside City team-mate and England international Nico O'Reilly, who was named as the Premier League's young player of the season last week.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Specific fluid visual structures shifting across the walls have been formally classified as “Ruwe Pinu” by tribal leader Nixiwaka, referring to an ancient mythological entity that appears in ancestral cosmology.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

We’ve all been trying to save her strength.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes