Definitions for been
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beenthe participle preterite of to be;

   Etymology: beon , Saxon.

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1. been

   Been is the past participle of the verb "be," which indicates the past tense or completed state of existence, occurrence, or action. It is used to describe something that has happened, existed, or occurred in the past.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Been

   of Be

2. Been

   the past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Been

   bēn, pa.p. of Be.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BEEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Been is ranked #23354 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Been surname appeared 1,090 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Been.
   
   80.3% or 876 total occurrences were White.
   10.6% or 116 total occurrences were Black.
   4% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.9% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'been' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #39

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'been' in Written Corpus Frequency: #84

Anagrams for been »

1. eben

2. bene

How to pronounce been?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say been in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of been in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of been in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of been in a Sentence

1. Ben Carson:

   I grew up [and] have been around long enough to remember going to Tennessee when I was 6 years old and seeing the White and Colored drinking fountains.

2. Ihor Dusaniwsky:

   Fundamental and momentum shorts have incurred very large mark-to-market losses and they have been squeezed out of their positions, we saw over the last couple of days some serious short covering in the name.

3. Richard Hoffman:

   There are a number of other tests. There's also now some interest in looking at genomic tests, but the problem is that none of these have really been subject to rigorous clinical trials, so we really don't know.

4. Will Hallyer:

   It had been more of a land grab mentality -- buy a position, invest heavily in growth and have confidence that at some point you’ll be able to make money, as the market slows down, it accelerates the shift toward people thinking hard about making sure they have a business that makes money.

5. Colin Cieszynski:

   I think what we're seeing here is probably a bit of short-covering and bargain-hunting, just trading against the news, even though the results were disappointing, the stocks had been pretty solidly hammered already. I suspect there was already substantial disappointment already priced in.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=been
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/been
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=been
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html