have been around the block in English

Forms: has been around the block [present, singular, third-person], having been around the block [participle, present], had been around the block [participle, past], had been around the block [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> been around the block}} have been around the block (third-person singular simple present has been around the block, present participle having been around the block, simple past and past participle had been around the block)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "has been around the block",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "had been around the block",
      "tags": [
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"have been around the block" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms