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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People joining the campaign have been asked to post pictures online as a statement of support for the 500 million people it says lack these safe period hygiene facilities.

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Despite this, she believes many people who have not been exposed to many varieties do assume there is a single Welsh accent.

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An eight-year-old Queensland girl has been killed after she was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident at a Japanese ski resort.

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The commerce secretary has not been accused of any wrongdoing by Epstein's victims.

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Their patients, like Kwon, had been introduced to the hospital through brokers.

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