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Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) (stressed) IPA (key): /ˈbiːn/, SAMPA: /"bi:n/
- (UK) (unstressed) IPA (key): /bin/, SAMPA: /bin/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) (stressed) IPA (key): /ˈbɪn/, SAMPA: /"bIn/
- (US) (unstressed) IPA (key): /bɪn/, SAMPA: /bIn/
Audio (US) (file)
Homophones[change]
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (linking) The past participle of be.
- We have been to the Zoo.
- We had been there before.
- After one more trip, we will have been there five times.
Note[change]
- It is always used after a form of the auxiliary verb have.