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been [bi:n, Am bɪn] VB

been pp of be

See also be , be

be2 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB aux

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4. be (expressing arrangement):

they are to be married
mają się pobrać
we'll be leaving soon
wkrótce wychodzimy

5. be (expresses destiny):

he was never to see her again
miał jej już nigdy nie zobaczyć

6. be (expressing obligation):

she is to do it
ona ma to zrobić

7. be (in conditionals):

if I were you,...
na twoim miejscu...
were I to refuse,... form
gdybym odmówił,...

8. be (in question tags):

it's cold, isn't it?
jest zimno, prawda?

be1 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr

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3. be (in cost, price):

be
kosztować
this hat is £20
ten kapelusz kosztuje 20 funtów

4. be (indicating time):

it's one o'clock
jest [godzina] pierwsza
she was late
spóźniła się

5. be (indicating age):

she's 12 [years old]
ona ma 12 lat
how old are you?
ile masz lat?

7. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that... form
czy to możliwe, żeby...
the exhibition is to be seen at our gallery
wystawę można obejrzeć w naszej galerii

8. be (in instructions):

who is to do it?
kto ma to robić [perf z-] ?
what am I to do?
co mam (z)robić?

9. be (impersonal use):

it's me
to ja
it's hot
jest gorąco

has-been N inf

be1 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr

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3. be (in cost, price):

be
kosztować
this hat is £20
ten kapelusz kosztuje 20 funtów

4. be (indicating time):

it's one o'clock
jest [godzina] pierwsza
she was late
spóźniła się

5. be (indicating age):

she's 12 [years old]
ona ma 12 lat
how old are you?
ile masz lat?

7. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that... form
czy to możliwe, żeby...
the exhibition is to be seen at our gallery
wystawę można obejrzeć w naszej galerii

8. be (in instructions):

who is to do it?
kto ma to robić [perf z-] ?
what am I to do?
co mam (z)robić?

9. be (impersonal use):

it's me
to ja
it's hot
jest gorąco

be2 <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB aux

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4. be (expressing arrangement):

they are to be married
mają się pobrać
we'll be leaving soon
wkrótce wychodzimy

5. be (expresses destiny):

he was never to see her again
miał jej już nigdy nie zobaczyć

6. be (expressing obligation):

she is to do it
ona ma to zrobić

7. be (in conditionals):

if I were you,...
na twoim miejscu...
were I to refuse,... form
gdybym odmówił,...

8. be (in question tags):

it's cold, isn't it?
jest zimno, prawda?

to-be ADJ

would-be ADJ

to be off base Am inf idiom
mylić się

be in someone's bad books

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to be over the moon inf idiom
cieszyć się

be part of someone's nature VB

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to be down to something VB

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to be as good as gold

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to be up the creek (without a paddle)

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to fall/be head over heels in love with sb

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Usage examples with been

it's been hotly denied
ostro temu zaprzeczono
you have been warned!
nie mów, że nie wiedziałeś!
she's been around inf
widziała to i owo
she's been invited
została zaproszona
we've been disconnected
rozłączyło nas
their plans have been mothballed
ich plany zostały zarzucone
it's been a long haul
to długo trwało
we've been assailed with letters
zostaliśmy zasypani listami
her prayers haven't been answered
jej modlitwy nie zostały wysłuchane
I've never been to Spain
nigdy nie byłem w Hiszpanii
we've been over this already
to już przerabialiśmy
they might have been busy
możliwe, że byli zajęci
I've been told privately that...
nieoficjalnie poinformowano mnie, że...
I've been pledged to secrecy
zostałem zobowiązany do zachowania tajemnicy
justice has been done [or served]
sprawiedliwości stało się zadość
his telephone has been tapped
jego telefon jest na podsłuchu
it could have been [or come] worse
mogło być gorzej
we have been tasked with sth
zlecono nam zajęcie się czymś
he must have been very busy
z pewnością był bardzo zajęty
his confidence has been badly shaken
jego pewność siebie została poważnie zachwiana

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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However, at some point the mixdown master tape for this song was also lost, and apparently no backup copies had been made.
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This week hasn't exactly been controversy-free for the show, with claims that canned laughter was added to segments involving the audience.
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Then, she developed terminal cancer that had been unsuspected until the last moment.
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Spending on housing, which had been on the decline since 2008, increased across all income levels except for the highest income bracket.
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Not only a whole new scientific field of investigation, but a community of scientists capable of doing it well has been created.
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The building has been razed and a school memorial and veterans' memorial occupy the spot today.
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Lately new music has been in focus but also the traditional and march pieces is played.
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Because of this, students can now attend both sessions of the course, and the age bracket has been increased to include up to age seventeen.
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The twosome, who have attempted to keep their not-so-secret relationship under wraps, are rumored to have been dating for the past few years.
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Anonymous networks have been remiss to host file sharing protocols due to bandwidth considerations.
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