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been a man

been a man is the past participle of be a man.

Meaning of be a man

Verb

be a man (third-person singular simple present is a man, present participle being a man, simple past was a man, past participle been a man)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative) To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.
    Synonyms:
    deal with it, grin and bear it, lump it, man up, push through it, suck it up, take it like a man

Questions about been a man

What is been a man the past participle of?
Been a man is the past participle of be a man.

Words near been a man in the dictionary

  1. beemothers
  2. Beems
  3. Beemunnel
  4. Beemyn
  5. been
  6. been a man
  7. been a one
  8. been a thing
  9. been able to
  10. been aces with
  11. been ages with

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