Ben vs Ben - What's the difference?
ben | ben |
(Scotland, northern England) In, into.
* 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 32:
Inner, interior.
(Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
The winged seed of the ben tree.
The oil of the ben seed.
(usually, capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
(Scotland, northern England) In, into.
* 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 32:
Inner, interior.
(Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
The winged seed of the ben tree.
The oil of the ben seed.
(usually, capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
As adverbs the difference between ben and ben
is that ben is well while ben is well.ben
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ben, bene, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) ben, bene, variation of bin, .Preposition
(English prepositions)- And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.
Adjective
Derived terms
* ben-end, ben-roomNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* but and benEtymology 3
Probably representing a North African pronunciation of (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (tree) (l), (l), (l)Derived terms
* ben-nutEtymology 4
(etyl) .Alternative forms
* BenNoun
(-)Etymology 5
From (etyl) beinnAnagrams
* English three-letter words ----ben
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ben, bene, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) ben, bene, variation of bin, .Preposition
(English prepositions)- And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.