(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.
Used in a Sentence
been
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for been.
Editorial note
My experience has been that the more non-techies come on board, the more inclined the company is to offshore development.
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Quick take
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of been gathered in one view.
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular, rare) Synonym of be (infinitival sense).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for been.
verb
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.
verb
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular, rare) Synonym of be (infinitival sense).
Example sentences
My experience has been that the more non-techies come on board, the more inclined the company is to offshore development.
Just thought it was interesting because this mini-segway has been adopted by hip hop and urban culture.
Yet it would have been correct to speak truth to might then, just as it is now.
The 640KB of memory may have been a very expensive option in 1981, but not impossible.
A couple questions off the top of my head: 1) can you join an event you haven't been specifically invited to?
A portfolio of graceful and functional apps where you’ve been lead or a major contributor.
Firefox still has the user stylesheet but it's always been cumbersome to use it.
I live on the Venice Beach boardwalk and have been increasingly seeing people zip around on these scooters.
Pricing for Windows 10 has been announced, $110 for Home and $199 for Pro.
For as long as I've followed it this has never been advertised as a book about learning a language, it's always been presented as a book about learning basic concepts.
I've been going through the former problem myself although I'm not exactly a programmer though I am in IT.
But there's no theoretical reason why it couldn't have been done then.
Quote examples
While there is always power in this sort of "yeah, we've always said that and always been wrong!" argument, I still feel that the benefits of computing "power" have slowed to a crawl recently.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use been in a sentence?
My experience has been that the more non-techies come on board, the more inclined the company is to offshore development.
What does been mean?
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.
What part of speech is been?
been is commonly used as verb.