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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He was told he had been terminated for his absence.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was telling my girlfriend on the way here, it’s like swimming in a cesspool of trauma,” he told USA Today, mentioning a partner who has not been identified.

From Los Angeles Times

The NFL and officials’ union have been working on a new labor agreement for nearly two years, and the current pact is set to expire May 31.

From Los Angeles Times

Family marks the “renewal of society,” and that helps Orban link family policy to the “issue of constant demographic threat and decline that Hungary has been witnessing for more than 50 years,” she explained.

From Salon

A second source confirmed she had been told of a risk, but thought it was false information.

From BBC