bem
Portuguese
/bẽj̃/, /bɐ̃j̃/
adv
Definitions
- well; accurately; competently
- well; fairly; rather to a significant degree
- (familiar) very; really to a high degree
- well; all right; fine; OK healthy, not wounded or sick
- well; all right; fine; OK feeling good
- fairly; justly in a fair manner
- exactly; right on
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese ben inherited from Latin bene (well, good).
Origin
Latin
bene
Gloss
well, good
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
井
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bene Latin
- benedico Latin
- benedictus Latin
- benefacio Latin
- benefactōrem, benefactor Latin
- beneficus Latin
- beneplaceo Latin
- beneventus Latin
- bonus Latin
- perbene Latin
- qui bene amat, bene castigat Latin
- bene Italian
- bien French
- bien Spanish, Castilian
- bienteveo Spanish, Castilian
- bienvenido Spanish, Castilian
- rebien Spanish, Castilian
- requetebién Spanish, Castilian
- superbién Spanish, Castilian
- también Spanish, Castilian
- aventurado Portuguese
- bem-aventurado Portuguese
- bem-falante Portuguese
- benesse Portuguese
- benzinho Portuguese
- falante Portuguese
- bien Old French
- bé Catalan, Valencian
- ben Galician
- bine Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ben Old Portuguese
- ghine Aromanian
- ghini Aromanian
- bagn Romansh
- bain Romansh
- bein Romansh
- bien Asturian
- ben Friulian
- ben Old Occitan
- beni Sicilian
- ben Venetian
- ben Volapük
- bin Dalmatian
- bien Ladino
- byén Ladino
- ביין Ladino
- bein Bourguignon
- ben Ladin
- beni Sardinian
- ben Istriot
- bè Corsican
- *duened Old Latin
- *duenēd Old Latin
- bem Indo-Portuguese