been

Pronunciation

• (UK) (stressed) IPA ^(key): /ˈbiːn/, SAMPA: /"bi:n/
• (UK) (unstressed) IPA ^(key): /bin/, SAMPA: /bin/

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• (US) (stressed) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɪn/, SAMPA: /"bIn/
• (US) (unstressed) IPA ^(key): /bɪn/, SAMPA: /bIn/

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Homophones

• bean (UK)
• bin (US)

Verb

Plain form be

Simple present am, is, are

Simple past was, were

Past participle been

Present participle being

1. (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

• It is always used after a form of the auxiliary verb have.