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 council’s tech and national security directorate, which had been the nerve center for coordinating administration actions on tech and China, was dismantled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Throughout, Mr. Mantello’s production has been cast with unerring sensitivity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The Trumps and Epstein overlapped in New York social circles and have been pictured together.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Michael Bellingham, chief executive of UK Pet Food, said: "The evidence informing these changes is still evolving, and much of the research underpinning this has not yet been published or widely scrutinised."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

She didn’t know what her moshom could’ve been showing her when she’d already seen everything there was to see.

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