ben

¹

[ ben ]

noun

1. the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.

adverb

1. within; inside.

adjective

1. inside; inner.

ben

²

[ ben ]

noun

1. the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil ben oil used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.

ben

³

[ ben ]

noun

, Scot., Irish.

1. a mountain peak; high hill:

   Ben Nevis.

ben

⁴

[ ben ]

1. son of (used especially in Hebrew and Arabic names):

   Moses ben Maimon.

Ben

⁵

[ ben ]

noun

1. a first name, form of Benjamin.

ben

¹

/ bɛn /

noun

1. a mountain peak (esp in place names)

   Ben Lomond

ben

²

/ bɛn /

noun

1. any of several Asiatic trees of the genus Moringa , esp M. oleifera of Arabia and India, whose seeds yield oil of ben , used in manufacturing perfumes and cosmetics, lubricating delicate machinery, etc: family Moringaceae
2. the seed of such a tree

ben

³

/ bɛn /

noun

1. an inner room in a house or cottage

preposition

1. in; within; inside; into the inner part (of a house)

adjective

1. inner

Word History and Origins

Origin of ben¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (Scots); as adverb, an unexplained variant of late Middle English bin, Middle English binne, Old English binnan “within” (cognate with Old Frisian binna, Middle Dutch, German binnen ), equivalent to bi- “near, around” + innan “within”; be-, in

Origin of ben²

First recorded in 1550–60; from Arabic bān, the name of the tree

Origin of ben³

First recorded in 1780–90; from Scots Gaelic, Irish beann “peak”

Origin of ben⁴

From Hebrew bēn, Arabic bin “son”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ben¹

C18: from Gaelic beinn , from beann

Origin of ben²

C15: from Arabic bān

Origin of ben³

Old English binnan , from be- + innan inside

Example Sentences

Russell made it clear he was referring specifically to the leadership of the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

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He said it was “not difficult” to have a meeting with Ben Sulayem, but "having promises fulfilled is another matter".

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So when my friend Nikolaj and I strode out from the Ben Lawers car park to climb the Perthshire peak we had no concerns.

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The emergence of Ben Doak, therefore, has been a thrilling step in the right direction.

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But it is widely known in F1 that she was fired at the behest of Ben Sulayem.

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