been

verb 1

Definitions

verb

Synonym of be (infinitival sense).

It useta been five foot long.

"Bones", says he, "I tink dey's a-goin' to been a war ober de Alabamy question[…]

ADJ.

all, careful, dead, great, innocent, larful, long, right

She has been careful about checking her email ever since she missed that important message.

VERB + BEEN

ought, think

I think we should have been more careful with the money we spent last year.

BEEN + NOUN

foot, hours, kyushu, night, ober, years, yur

I haven't been on my feet all day because of this terrible headache.

PREP.

about, on, since, with

I haven't been with my family since last Christmas.

ADV.

ever

I've never been to Paris, but I've ever wanted to go there someday.

It useta been five foot long.

Wiktionary

"Bones", says he, "I tink dey's a-goin' to been a war ober de Alabamy question[…]

Wiktionary

Yur a boald 'un to tell the missus theer to hur feeace as how ya wur 'tossicatit whan ya owt to been duing yur larful business.

Wiktionary

This is always the way it has been.

Tatoeba · #1356

What do you think I've been doing?

Tatoeba · #1460

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.

Tatoeba · #1550

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In some senses, been is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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