been

verb

Definition of beennext
past participle of be
1
as in lived
to have life stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden"

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2
as in sat
to occupy a place or location we'll be there waiting for you

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3
as in ranked
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division

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4
as in happened
to take place the party is next Saturday

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Recent Examples of been The special edition adds her to the scene, on a surface level flexing access to these men who’ve been movers and shakers across consecutive centuries, which could imply an artist seeing their own work on the same level. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 July 2026 How electric has the atmosphere at Madison Square Garden been during the Finals, especially during and after Game 4’s comeback? — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026 Three races in, there’ve been unforeseen winners, unpredicted changes to the schedule and the unanticipated reality of regulation changes dawning. — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The fans who’ve been down with me since the ’99 and 2000s, the ones who’ve been riding with me all the way to now. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Phillips told Us Weekly there’d been the possibility of getting a kidney from her brother, Aron, but doctors ultimately turned him down. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026 And there’ve been many times throughout filming this where Paul and I were just sort of stranded, the two of us, and that offers a huge opportunity to bond. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026 Historically, the Air Jordan 15 been one of the least popular of Jordan’s signature shoes, but there is a segment of people who appreciate its oddball design, including Billie Eilish, who collaborated on it in 2021 and calls it her favorite Air Jordan. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026 How historic have the 2026 winter storms been? — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for been
  1. lived
  2. sat
  3. ranked
  4. happened
  5. existed
  6. stood
  7. placed
  8. done
Verb
  • The backstory Built in 1940, The Balfour has lived more than a few different chapters alongside Miami Beach itself.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • The novel intensity of New York eventually began to fade, and MacLeod lived alone in Manhattan, barely leaving his apartment.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of lived
Verb
  • This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sat
Verb
  • Though Miami has four players who ranked in the top 38 in three-point percentage last season, the perception has been that the Heat is one shooter short.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The Chiefs ranked second in pass-block win rate last year, per ESPN’s Analytics tracking.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of ranked
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  • The clip shows Jason standing before the box and reflecting on what happened in Season 1.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • In a post on X, police called on everyone to leave the site of the event immediately once the attack happened, as ambulances and firefighters attended to the victims, according to a translation by Reuters news agency.
    — Chandler Thornton, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • Important settlements have existed here since the Roman times, when it was described by the writer Ausonius as one of Gaul’s great educational centers.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • The golf course that once existed primarily to support parking and recreation now hosts nationally recognized music festivals.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of existed
Verb
  • D4vd stood to make millions from future albums D4vd turned a viral gaming hobby into a bona fide music career by creating songs for gamers to use in videos.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The turf fields and youth sports arena are among several entertainment projects built within the Homefield STAR bond master plan, which also includes the site where the shuttered Schlitterbahn water park once stood.
    — Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of stood
Verb
  • The statement did not explicitly reject or endorse the constitutional amendment, which Republican lawmakers placed on the ballot.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Another criminalist testified earlier in the multi-day probable cause hearing that several Clorox-type wipes covered in brown stains were found in an inner trash bag placed inside the outer bag.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of placed
Verb
  • With multiple companies able to utilize general intelligence similarly, what will differentiate your firm from another will be the ability of your model to understand the work that needs to be done.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • There has been some opposition, including from the Mauthausen Committee, Austria’s main Holocaust survivors’ group, which has argued both that a police station is inappropriate and that more should be done to draw attention to Hitler’s crimes.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of done

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“Been.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/been. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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