have "been"

[lycen]

I have been to Canada.

The "been" here does not appear to be the typical "been" (to be) ln sentences like "I have been happy"

Here "been" takes a different meaning which is closer to "gone" or "visited". Am I correct?

 

[bhaisahab]

I have been to Canada.

The "been" here does not appear to be the typical "been" (to be) ln sentences like "I have been happy"

Here "been" takes a different meaning which is closer to "gone" or "visited". Am I correct?

Yes, in a sense you are right, but I see it as an expression of being rather than going, "I have been to India" I existed there, it has affected my life.

 

[lycen]

Yes, in a sense you are right, but I see it as an expression of being rather than going, "I have been to India" I existed there, it has affected my life.

If it means "being", it is weird to say "been to India". "Existed to India" and "being to India" sound strange.

 

[corum]

If it means "being", it is weird to say "been to India". "Existed to India" and "being to India" sound strange.

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