been

[bin, ben] / bɪn, bɛn /

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exist v.
happen v.

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

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been

Their findings suggest that "early Neo-Assyrian political history was much messier, but also more interesting, than has so far been recognized."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

A Southern California man who had a guillotine in the back of his pickup truck has been arrested near the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Some hedge funds have been placing bets on the deal falling apart as they expect Delaware to impose conditions that would make Aquarian balk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

But now, according to Guardian analysis, the corporate presence has been waning.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

We could have been good kids and reassured him that we were fine with whomever he decided to date.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold