Ben Definition

bĕn
noun
The inner room or parlor of a house with two rooms.
American Heritage
Son (of)
Rabbi Ben Ezra.
Webster's New World
A mountain peak.
Ben Nevis.
Webster's New World
The inner room or living room of a cottage.
Webster's New World

(US, slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.

Wiktionary
adverb
Inside; within.
American Heritage
Within; inside.
Webster's New World
preposition
Within.
American Heritage
pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.

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Other Word Forms of Ben

Noun

Singular:
ben
Plural:
bens

Adjective

Base Form:
ben
Superlative:
benmost

Origin of Ben

  • Middle English variant of binne within from Old English binnan en in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ben Sentence Examples

  • His life was such that no man could ever say, "Ben Franklin has wronged me."

  • Don't talk dirty, Ben.

  • Ben can fall asleep in the middle of a conversation.

  • But picture Ben and Betsy, two city dwellers, neither owning a car.

  • What do you think, Ben?

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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Words Starting With B and Ending With N

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