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Beans

BEENZ/biːnz/

Beans are seeds you eat as food — green beans, baked beans, kidney beans. Usually plural: beans; some beans; a tin of beans. One seed is a bean (already a different word). Peas are small and round; beans are often longer. Not been (past of be) — same sound, different spelling.

Meaning

Seeds you eat as food, such as green beans or baked beans. Usually plural.

Examples

  • “We had beans on toast.”
  • “Would you like beans with your egg?”
  • “These green beans need more salt.”

Good to know

usually plural: beans / some beans. Contrast: peas (round). Mix-up: been.

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