“Have--been”

The following 3 entries include the term Have--been.

might-have-been

noun

: something that might have happened

I have been there

idiom

used to say that one has experienced the same thing that someone else has experienced

someone's prayers have been answered

idiom

: the thing someone has been praying for has taken place


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