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 Milton Police Department said Tuesday on social media that Nathan Smith hadn’t been seen since he “ran out of his house” at 6 a.m. that day.

From Los Angeles Times

"I've never been able to deal with change so I think the concept of being the only child and then having a sibling, I found that quite hard," she said.

From BBC

Queen's University Belfast has broken its ties with the senator, though "no findings of wrongdoing...have been made", who served as the university's chancellor from 1999 to 2009.

From BBC

Only three times have teams been relegated at the end of a 38-game Premier League season having been on at least 29 points at this stage.

From BBC

Martin Lewis said in his BBC Radio 5Live podcast that he knew of people who had been "panicked into overpaying" and for most borrowers it would be money "flushed" away.

From BBC