been

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Synonyms 3 Low Saxon 3.1 Noun 4 Scots 4.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• (obsolete): ybe (see y-).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, stressed) IPA: /ˈbiːn/, SAMPA: /"bi:n/
• (RP, unstressed) IPA: /bin/, SAMPA: /bin/
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• Homophones: bean
• Rhymes: -iːn
• (GenAm, stressed) IPA: /ˈbɪn/, SAMPA: /"bIn/
• (GenAm, unstressed) IPA: /bɪn/, SAMPA: /bIn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Homophones: bean; bin (US accent)
• Rhymes: -ɪn

[edit] Verb

been

1. Past participle of be.

[edit] See also

• be for forms of be

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: been
• NEbE

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

been n. (plural benen, diminutive beentje, diminutive plural beentjes)

1. (anatomy) leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten)

   De benen van een passer. — The legs of a pair of compasses.

2. (mathematics) side, leg

   De benen van een hoek. — The sides of an angle.

been n. (plural beenderen or benen, diminutive beentje, diminutive plural beentjes or beendertjes)

1. bone, constituent part of a skeleton.
2. (no plural) bone, the chalky material bones are made of

[edit] Derived terms

benig borstbeen gebeente ontbenen tweebeen

[edit] Synonyms

• (bone): bot

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[edit] Low Saxon

[edit] Noun

been

1. bone, leg

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Verb

been

1. Past participle of be.