been

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   past participle of be.

   All the fries have been eaten.

2. 2
   verb

   remote past form of be.

   He been had that job.

3. 3
   verb

   Synonym of be (infinitival sense).

   It useta been five foot long.

4. 4
   verb

   plural simple present of be.

   My love is fair, my love is gay, / As fresh as been the flowers in May;

5. 5
   noun

   plural of bee

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyétider.? Proto-Germanic *beuną Proto-West Germanic *beun Old English bēon Old English ġebēon Middle English been English been From Middle English been (past participle), from Old English (ġe)bēon. By surface analysis, be + -en.