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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The big decisions had been made while President Franklin D. Roosevelt was alive; despite his frail health, Roosevelt didn’t let Truman in on the secret.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now he has vanished from his humble stall, and Old Hunter’s wealthy client—a woman property developer and confidante of X’s—fears he may have been “disappeared” by the government.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trees felled to produce them may be said to have been sacrificed in a worthy cause.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, I was struggling to get through “Ready Player One,” a novel that had been collecting dust for years.

From Los Angeles Times

If a bed in a homeless shelter has been taken, is that bed still “available?”

From Los Angeles Times