Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

has been

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.02 in modern English

Syllables: has been
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of has-been

Example Sentences

"These "has beens" of the human race were embalmed in dead languages, placed under the religious care of the church and served to guide the thinking of each generation."

Inflected Forms

has beens (plural)

Questions

What does has been mean?: Alternative form of has-been

How to pronounce has been

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