been

been v

see be, v.; past participle form of the “be” verb, used for perfect aspect and passive voice verb phrases.

  1. [Had + past participle of the lexical verb “be” for the past perfect aspect] measured.
  2. [Had + past participle of the lexical verb “be” for the past perfect aspect] appeared as; acted as.
  3. [Modal + have + past participle of the auxiliary verb “be” for the present perfect passive aspect.]
  4. [Has/have + past participle of the lexical verb “be” for the present perfect aspect] happened; occurred; come to pass.