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been silent

been silent is the past participle of be silent.

Meaning of be silent

Verb

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

  1. To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Questions about been silent

What is been silent the past participle of?
Been silent is the past participle of be silent.

Words near been silent in the dictionary

  1. been part of life's rich pageant
  2. been part of life's rich pattern
  3. been part of life's rich tapestry
  4. been rid of
  5. been right
  6. been silent
  7. been someone's to lose
  8. been supposed to
  9. been taken ill
  10. been the worse for drink
  11. been there

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