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[Language: Old English; Origin: gebeon]
the past participle of be
a) used to say that someone has gone to a place and come back
been to
::I've never been to Japan.
have been to do sth
::Have you been to see the Van Gogh exhibition yet?
b) BrE used to say that someone has come to a place and left again
::The postman hasn't been yet.
been there, seen that, done that
spoken used to say that you are no longer interested in doing something, because you already have a lot of experience of it
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WORD CHOICE: been in, been to, went to
Use been in when you are living or staying in a place : How long have you been in London? | He had been in hospital for several days.
Use been to when you have visited a place and come back again : Have you ever been to Kyoto? | She's been to the hospital for a check-up.
Use went to (the simple past) to talk about a specific trip you made in the past : Last May I went to a conference in Montreal.