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- been pp. of BE (Cf. be). Dismissive slang phrase been there, done that attested from 1994 (been there "had the experience," usually of something disreputable, is from 1880s).
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been — [bi:n, bın US bın] [: Old English; Origin: gebeon] 1.) the past participle of ↑be 2.) a) used to say that someone has gone to a place and come back been to ▪ I ve never been to Japan. have been to do sth ▪ Have you been to see the Van Gogh… … Dictionary of contemporary English
been — been; car·a·been; car·been; cau·been; gom·been; she·been; … English syllables
Been — [OE. beon, ben, bin, p. p. of been, beon, to be. See {Be}.] The past participle of {Be}. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of {Be}. See 1st {Bee}. [1913 Webster] Assembled been a senate grave and stout. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
been-to — UK US noun [countable] [singular been to plural been tos] west african informal someone who has lived in the UK, especially for part of their education Thesaurus: educated people and experts … Useful english dictionary
been — / bot bonyo been / voet futu … Woordenlijst Sranan
Been — may refer to:*pungi, wind instrument *Rudra Veena, string instrument *past participle of the verb to … Wikipedia
Been — Been, S. Behen … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
been — the past participle of be … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
been — [bin; ] often [ ben; bēn] vi. [ME ben < OE beon: see BE] pp. of BE … English World dictionary
Been — Mario Been Spielerinformationen Voller Name Mario Been Geburtstag 11. Dezember 1963 Geburtsort Rotterdam, Niederlande Position Mittelfeld Vereine als Aktiver1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
