Meaning of "bean" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEAN

Old English bēan; related to Old Norse baun, Old Frisian bāne, Old High German bōna bean.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BEAN

bean  [biːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEAN

Bean is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bean in English.

WHAT DOES BEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bean

Bean /ˈbiːn/ is a common name for large plant seeds used for human food or animal feed of several genera of the family Fabaceae.

Definition of bean in the English dictionary

The first definition of bean in the dictionary is any of several other leguminous plants that bear edible pods or seeds, such as the broad bean and soya bean. Other definition of bean is any of various other plants whose seeds are produced in pods or podlike fruits. Bean is also the seed or pod of any of these plants.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEAN

PRESENT

Present

I bean

you bean

he/she/it beans

we bean

you bean

they bean

Present continuous

I am beaning

you are beaning

he/she/it is beaning

we are beaning

you are beaning

they are beaning

Present perfect

I have beaned

you have beaned

he/she/it has beaned

we have beaned

you have beaned

they have beaned

Present perfect continuous

I have been beaning

you have been beaning

he/she/it has been beaning

we have been beaning

you have been beaning

they have been beaning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I beaned

you beaned

he/she/it beaned

we beaned

you beaned

they beaned

Past continuous

I was beaning

you were beaning

he/she/it was beaning

we were beaning

you were beaning

they were beaning

Past perfect

I had beaned

you had beaned

he/she/it had beaned

we had beaned

you had beaned

they had beaned

Past perfect continuous

I had been beaning

you had been beaning

he/she/it had been beaning

we had been beaning

you had been beaning

they had been beaning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bean

you will bean

he/she/it will bean

we will bean

you will bean

they will bean

Future continuous

I will be beaning

you will be beaning

he/she/it will be beaning

we will be beaning

you will be beaning

they will be beaning

Future perfect

I will have beaned

you will have beaned

he/she/it will have beaned

we will have beaned

you will have beaned

they will have beaned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been beaning

you will have been beaning

he/she/it will have been beaning

we will have been beaning

you will have been beaning

they will have been beaning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bean

you would bean

he/she/it would bean

we would bean

you would bean

they would bean

Conditional continuous

I would be beaning

you would be beaning

he/she/it would be beaning

we would be beaning

you would be beaning

they would be beaning

Conditional perfect

I would have bean

you would have bean

he/she/it would have bean

we would have bean

you would have bean

they would have bean

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been beaning

you would have been beaning

he/she/it would have been beaning

we would have been beaning

you would have been beaning

they would have been beaning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bean
we let´s bean
you bean

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bean

Past participle

beaned

Present Participle

beaning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF BEAN

Find out the translation of bean to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bean from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bean» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 豆子
• Translator English - Spanish: judía
• English: bean
• Translator English - Hindi: सेम
• Translator English - Arabic: فُوْل
• Translator English - Russian: боб
• Translator English - Portuguese: feijão
• Translator English - Bengali: শিম
• Translator English - French: haricot
• Translator English - Malay: Kacang
• Translator English - German: Bohne
• Translator English - Japanese: 豆
• Translator English - Korean: 콩
• Translator English - Javanese: Kacang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đậu
• Translator English - Tamil: பீன்
• Translator English - Marathi: बीन
• Translator English - Turkish: fasulye
• Translator English - Italian: fagiolo
• Translator English - Polish: fasola
• Translator English - Ukrainian: квасоля
• Translator English - Romanian: fasole
• Translator English - Greek: φασόλι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: boontjie
• Translator English - Swedish: böna
• Translator English - Norwegian: bønne

9 QUOTES WITH «BEAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bean.

1

Kris Carr

You don't have to become a vegan. You can become a plant-passionate, plant-inspired bean lover!

2

Laetitia Casta

And there is a beautiful thing which is wonderful, to look like a woman, not a green bean.

3

Tony Danza

I love to make soups. My father used to say, 'There's nothing like a nice bowl of soup.' One of my favorites is... ready? Broccolini, white bean and hot Italian sausage soup. I've used escarole. Escarole in beans is unbelievable, or you can use bok choy, any kind. You can really fool around. That's one of my good ones.

4

Fergie

I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!

5

David F. Houston

For the Gulf States, perhaps no forage crop of which the available seed supply is relatively abundant exceeds the velvet bean in potential value. This legume possesses also the ability to make a crop when planted relatively late.

6

Paracelsus

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.

7

Colin Quinn

You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a business of bean counters, he still likes to laugh at small things and creates a show around it.

8

Adam Richman

Natto, Japanese ferment bean paste, will never cross my lips again. Spam Musubi, on the other hand, is something I love. I used to have a roommate of Vietnamese descent, and he would eat it all the time. It looked gross, but I finally had it - wrapped in seaweed and rice - it was terrific.

9

Gail Simmons

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAN»

Discover the use of bean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ivy and Bean (Book 9): Ivy and Bean Make the Rules

Bean's older sister, Nancy, is going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp, where she will do Crafts and Music and First Aid and other secret things that Bean will never know about because girls have to be eleven to go to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp.

Annie Barrows, 2012

Ivy and Bean

The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends.

Annie Barrows, 2010

The Bean Book

The Bean Book gives the low-down on beans of every flavor, color and variety.

Rose Elliot, 2000

Ivy and Bean (Book 2): Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go

Ivy and Bean can see its cloudy form and its glowing eyes. They can hear its moaning voice. This is the best thing that ever happened at school—until the teachers find out.

Annie Barrows, 2010

The L. L. Bean Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing

A compilation of the best instructional books on fly fishing available today authored by some of the worlds foremost fly-fishing experts

Dave Whitlock, Macauley Lord, Dick Talleur, 2005

Ivy and Bean Make the Rules

Seven-year-old Bean is too young to go to the camp her sister Nancy is attending, so she and her best friend Ivy decide to create their own camp.

Annie Barrows, 2012

One Bean

Describes what happens to a bean as it is soaked, planted, watered, repotted, and eventually produces pods with more beans inside.

Anne Rockwell, 1998

Bean

Original photographs illustrate the stages of a bean's development.

Barrie Watts, 2004

The Bean Trees: A Novel

Available for the first time in mass-market, this edition of Barbara Kingsolver's bestselling novel, The Bean Trees, will be in stores everywhere in September.

Barbara Kingsolver, 2009

The Melting of Maggie Bean

Maggie looked down and barely saw her toenails peeking out from the shadow of her stomach.

Tricia Rayburn, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bean is used in the context of the following news items.

Prominent Portland political activist Terry Bean files to have sex …

Terrence Patrick Bean, 66, of Portland, was arrested in November in connection with an alleged incident in 2013 in which he and another man ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»

Review: Bean Sprout offers variety of Asian cuisines

In the Avenue Viera's ongoing attempts to become the casual culinary capital of western central Brevard, has come Bean Sprout, an Asian ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»

Reprieve for bean exporters as EU lifts inspection order

The European Union (EU) has officially lifted a 10 per cent mandatory checks requirement on Kenya's beans entering its market. The economic ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»

An ancient bean

From a bitter bean to the world's most beloved treat, chocolate has an ancient history and its secrets are still being revealed by modern science. «Chippewa Herald, Jul 15»

L.L. Bean to open outlet store near Lake George

The L.L. Bean outlet store at the Towne Center in Fayetteville, seen in a file photo. The location converted to a regular retail store two years ago ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»

Calling All Bostonians: Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' Program …

Calling All Bostonians: Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' Program Arrives in Bean Town. nissan leaf (select to view enlarged photo). BOSTON ... «The Auto Channel, Jul 15»

Highland Tap & Burger Owner Teams With Former Squeaky Bean …

Juan Padró and Katie O'Shea Padró, owners of Highland Tap & Burger, and Max MacKissock, former executive chef at the Squeaky Bean, ... «Westword, Jul 15»

Georgian kidney bean salad

Lobio simply means 'beans' in most of the Caucasus region, and there are thousands of recipes for them including soupy versions and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

AeroPress: Does it really allow amateur bean lovers to brew like a …

If you thought you needed to splurge on a shiny, show-offy kit to make barista-style coffee, then here's some good news for you: many really ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

LL Bean opening first outlet store in New York state

Jul 03, 2015 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) L.L. Bean plans to open its first outlet store in New York state at a popular shopping complex near the ... «North Country Public Radio, Jul 15»