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been a one

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

Meaning of be a one

Verb

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

  1. (UK, dated, informal) To be amusing in a slightly challenging way.

Questions about been a one

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

Words near been a one in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: been a one (page history and authors); be a one (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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