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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Farr, 56, purchased the four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom property in 2011 when she and her then-husband, Seung Yong Chung, realized the Spanish bungalow they had been living in could no longer accommodate their rapidly expanding brood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Other governments in Asia have been rolling out a slew of stopgap measures to shield consumers and businesses against an energy-driven inflation shock, with many announcing price caps and subsidies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

For decades, this thermal barrier has been one of the toughest challenges in engineering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

But since 2022 it has been aligned with a single campaign in the elite European leagues, starting in August.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I wondered, when they’d directed me this way, if my cousins had been joking.

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