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Word of the Day 10/08/22 Been
Been (verb)
been [ bin, ben ]
verb
1. past participle of be.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH BEEN
bean, Ben, bin
WORDS RELATED TO BEEN
breathe, do, last, prevail, move, remain, rest, stay, persist, live, continue, subsist, stand, act, survive, inhabit, hold, obtain, abide, endure
See synonyms for been on Thesaurus.com
Origin: Old English beon, beom, bion "be, exist, come to be, become, happen," from Proto-Germanic *biju- "I am, I will be."
HOW TO USE BEEN IN A SENTENCE
Aksyonov has great fun inventing a culturally pureed lexicon for his might-have-been cosmopolitan Russians.
THIS 1979 NOVEL PREDICTED PUTIN’S INVASION OF CRIMEA|MICHAEL WEISS|MAY 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let me say, flat out, that Harold Conrad was the single most happening, been-everywhere/done-everything cat I ever met.
THE STACKS: HAROLD CONRAD WAS MANY THINGS, BUT HE WAS NEVER, EVER DULL|MARK JACOBSON|MARCH 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many men (and women) evaluated Sarah Palin, the could-have-been GOP vice president from Alaska, based on her appearance.
EVERYDAY SEXISM CREATOR LAURA BATES ON HELPING WOMEN SPEAK OUT|ANNA KLASSEN|APRIL 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As for the event itself, well, the has-been is Sarah Palin, and the obnoxious man is Donald Trump.
CPAC: MARCH MADNESS ON THE POTOMAC|MICHAEL TOMASKY|MARCH 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
been [ bin, ben ]
verb
1. past participle of be.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH BEEN
bean, Ben, bin
WORDS RELATED TO BEEN
breathe, do, last, prevail, move, remain, rest, stay, persist, live, continue, subsist, stand, act, survive, inhabit, hold, obtain, abide, endure
See synonyms for been on Thesaurus.com
Origin: Old English beon, beom, bion "be, exist, come to be, become, happen," from Proto-Germanic *biju- "I am, I will be."
HOW TO USE BEEN IN A SENTENCE
Aksyonov has great fun inventing a culturally pureed lexicon for his might-have-been cosmopolitan Russians.
THIS 1979 NOVEL PREDICTED PUTIN’S INVASION OF CRIMEA|MICHAEL WEISS|MAY 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let me say, flat out, that Harold Conrad was the single most happening, been-everywhere/done-everything cat I ever met.
THE STACKS: HAROLD CONRAD WAS MANY THINGS, BUT HE WAS NEVER, EVER DULL|MARK JACOBSON|MARCH 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many men (and women) evaluated Sarah Palin, the could-have-been GOP vice president from Alaska, based on her appearance.
EVERYDAY SEXISM CREATOR LAURA BATES ON HELPING WOMEN SPEAK OUT|ANNA KLASSEN|APRIL 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As for the event itself, well, the has-been is Sarah Palin, and the obnoxious man is Donald Trump.
CPAC: MARCH MADNESS ON THE POTOMAC|MICHAEL TOMASKY|MARCH 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.