Latin

Verb

assim

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of assum

References

• ASSIM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• assi (obsolete)
• assy (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier assi, from Old Portuguese assi, from Latin ad sīc. Compare Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così, Romanian așa, Spanish así.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈsĩ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈsĩ/
• Hyphenation: as‧sim

Adverb

assim (not comparable)

1. thus (as a result)

   Chovia, assim, me molhei.‎

   It was raining, thus I got wet.

2. this way; like this (in this manner)

   Faça assim, é mais fácil.‎

   Do it like this, it is easier.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:assim.

Synonyms

• (thus): consequentemente, logo, portanto
• (this way): desta maneira, deste jeito, deste modo

Derived terms