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

Present am, is, are

Past was, were

Past participle been

Present participle being

Negatives:

None, isn't, aren't

wasn't, weren't

None

None

Contractions:

'm, 's, 're

None

None

None

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.