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- [been]
- /bin/
- /biːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [been]
- /bin/
Definitions of beans word
- noun beans the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus. 1
- noun beans a plant producing such seeds. 1
- noun beans the pod of such a plant, especially when immature and eaten as a vegetable. 1
- noun beans any of various other beanlike seeds or plants, as the coffee bean. 1
- noun beans Slang. a person's head. a coin or a bank note considered as a coin: I can't pay for the ticket, I don't have a bean in my jeans. 1
- noun beans British Informal. a minimum amount of money: They've been disinherited and now haven't a bean. 1
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Origin of beans
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bene, Old English bēan; cognate with Old Norse baun, Old Frisian bāne, Dutch boon, Old Saxon, Old High German bona (German Bohne), probably < Germanic *babnō, cognate with Russian bob, Latin faba < European Indo-European *bhabh-
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Parts of speech for Beans
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beans popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beans
noun beans
- dinero — a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- peso — a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- lettuce — a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
- dough — flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
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