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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His footwork is precise, his shooting touch soft and his overall game has been improving with his maturity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

There have been countless other important space-related milestones since Apollo 17, our last moon visit, but what’s more dramatic than bouncing around in one-sixth of Earth’s gravity and smacking golf balls between lunar craters?

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

MV Glen Sannox, has been hit by a series of faults since returning from an extended annual overhaul in Merseyside in March, the latest being a leak from a fuel pump.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The organisers of the Wireless Festival in London where West -- now known as Ye -- had been booked to play all three nights in July swiftly cancelled the event.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

You’ve been up Kindcreek Road before; it cuts through a wild patch of hill country, flanked by fruiting prickly pears and disheveled oak.

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