English

Alternative spellings

• i-c obsolete ybe (see y-).

Pronunciation

• /ˈbiːn/, /"bi:n/
• /bin/, /bin/

• Homophones: bean

  Rhymes with: -iːn

• /ˈbɪn/, /"bIn/
• /bɪn/, /bIn/

• Homophones: bean, bin (US accent)

  Rhymes with: -ɪn

Verb

1. past participle of be

See also

• am
• are
• art
• is
• beest
• being
• was
• were
• wast
• wert

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

1. leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten)

   De benen van een passer. — The legs of a pair of compasses.

2. side, leg

   De benen van een hoek. — The sides of an angle.

1. bone, constituent part of a skeleton.
2. (no plural) bone, the chalky material bones are made of

Derived terms

• benig
• ontbenen
• tweebeen

Synonyms

• i-c bone bot

Low Saxon

Noun

1. bone, leg

Scots

Verb

• pungi, wind instrument
• Rudra Veena, string instrument
• past participle of the verb "to be"