This is the 3245th most frequent Dutch word.
geweest
"Geweest" means "been" (past participle of "to be").
Here, 'geweest' is used as part of the compound past tense to indicate completion of an action with a locative focus.
Ik ben naar de markt geweest.
I have been to the market.
In this sentence, 'geweest' is employed to form a question about someone's past experiences.
Heb jij ooit in Parijs geweest?
Have you ever been in Paris?
Here, 'geweest' is used to emphasize absence of experience or action.