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
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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ben
Noun
Singular:
benPlural:
bensAdjective
Base Form:
benSuperlative:
benmostOrigin of Ben
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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
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