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Been vs Bene - What's the difference?

been | bene |

Bene is a anagram of been.



As nouns the difference between been and bene

is that been is plural of lang=en while bene is a prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.

As a verb been

is past participle of lang=en.

been

English

(wikipedia been)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) ybe (see y-).

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete) were
  • Assembled been a senate grave and stout. — Fairfax.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) been, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)
  • See also

    * for forms of be

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

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    References

    Vaux, Bert and Scott Golder. 2003. The Harvard Dialect Survey: been. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Linguistics Department. English auxiliary verb forms English irregular past participles English terms with homophones ----

    bene

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) bene, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (dialectal) * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
  • What is good for a bootless bene ? — Wordsworth.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (sesame)
  • ----