been

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. verb be identical to; be someone or something
  3. verb occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

Etymology

From Middle English been (past participle), from Old English (ġe)bēon. By surface analysis, be + -en.

Synonyms

be

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