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B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /bɪn/ See IPA manual

Homophones

been /bɪn/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bean /ɪ/ vs /iː/ Sounds like bein /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Freq #4706

Meanings

1

noun
A container for rubbish or waste.

Please throw the wrapper in the bin.
2

noun
A box or container used for storing things.

He kept the grain in a large wooden bin.
3

verb
To throw something away by putting it in a bin.

He binned the old bank statements he no longer needed.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a container for rubbish or... dustbintrash canwastebin

2 noun · a box or container used for... container receptacle

3 verb · to throw something away by... discardchuck out

Word family

Forms binnedbinningbins

Derived forms ash-binashbinbin-bagbinbagbinfulbingatebinlikebinlinerbinloadbinmanbinnablebinner

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Phrases (1)

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recycling bin
a container for collecting materials intended to be recycled

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English bynne, from Old English binn (“crib, manger”), from Late Latin benna or a Celtic language, possibly Proto-Brythonic *benn (“cart, carriage”) (whence Middle Welsh benn, Old Breton benn (“caisson”), modern Welsh ben), from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Gaulish benna). Compare German Benne (“wheelbarrow”) and Middle Dutch benne (“basket”), whence modern Dutch ben and as a borrowing, West Frisian bin (both "wicker basket").

bynne Middle English binn Old English benna la-lat *bendā Proto-Celtic

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# bin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /bɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 4706

## Meanings
1. A container for rubbish or waste.
2. A box or container used for storing things.
3. To throw something away by putting it in a bin.

## Examples
- Please throw the wrapper in the bin.
- He kept the grain in a large wooden bin.
- He binned the old bank statements he no longer needed.

## Derived Forms
- ash-bin
- ashbin
- bin-bag
- binbag
- binful
- bingate
- binlike
- binliner
- binload
- binman
- binnable
- binner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bynne
- Root: binn
- Root: benna
- Root: *bendā

## Etymology
From Middle English bynne, from Old English binn (“crib, manger”), from Late Latin benna or a Celtic language, possibly Proto-Brythonic *benn (“cart, carriage”) (whence Middle Welsh benn, Old Breton benn (“caisson”), modern Welsh ben), from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Gaulish benna). Compare German Benne (“wheelbarrow”) and Middle Dutch benne (“basket”), whence modern Dutch ben and as a borrowing, West Frisian bin (both "wicker basket").

## AI Etymology
Bin comes from Middle English bynne, from Old English binn (“crib, manger”), from Late Latin benna or a Celtic language, possibly Proto-Brythonic *benn (“cart, carriage”) (whence Middle Welsh benn, Old Breton benn (“caisson”), modern Welsh ben), from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Gaulish benna). Compare German Benne (“wheelbarrow”) and Middle Dutch benne (“basket”), whence modern Dutch ben and as a borrowing, West Frisian bin (both "wicker basket").

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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