Indo-Portuguese

Adverb

bem

1. very (to a high degree)
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Trasê tamêm um vaquinh bem gord e matá par nós comê e par nós regalá:

     Bring also a small and very fat cow and kill (it) for us to eat and for us to feast on:

Lojban

Rafsi

bem

1. rafsi of bemro.

Old Irish

Verb

·bem

1. first-person plural present subjunctive conjunct of at·tá

Related terms

• beimmi (absolute)
• ·robam (ro-form)

Mutation

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)
• beim (eye dialect, Brazil)
• bãim (eye dialect, Portugal)
• baim (eye dialect, Portugal)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽj̃/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃j̃/

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ben, from Latin bene ‎(“well”).

Adverb

bem (comparatives mais bem, melhor superlative o mais bem)

1. well; accurately; competently

   Esse filme foi muito bem produzido.‎

   This film was produced very well.

2. well; fairly; rather (to a significant degree)

   Ele entrou no hospital com uma ferida bem.‎

   He got into the hospital with a rather nasty wound.

3. (familiar) very; really (to a high degree)

   Vai embora que eu estou bem bravo.‎

   Go away ’cause I’m really angry.

4. well; all right; fine; OK (healthy; not wounded or sick)

   Estou bem, podemos continuar.‎

   I’m fine, we can go on.

5. well; all right; fine; OK (feeling good)

   Faz tempo que não a vejo. Ela está bem?‎

   I haven’t seen her in a long time. Is she all right?

6. fairly; justly (in a fair manner)

   O juiz fez bem em condená-los.‎

   The judge acted fairly in convicting them.

7. exactly; right on

   Chegaram bem na hora.‎

   They arrived right on time.

   Bem no alvo.‎

   Right on target.

Quotations

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

Synonyms

• (well): assaz, bastante
• (very): bastante, muito
• (justly): justamente

Antonyms

• (well): mal, pouco
• (very): pouco
• (justly): mal

Derived terms

• bem-vindo
• parabéns
• também
• tudo bem

See also

• bom
• mau

Interjection

bem

1. used to express approval
2. well (used to introduce a new sentence, idea or line of thought)

   Bem, eu vou ficar aqui.‎

   Well, I’m staying here.

Quotations

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

Synonyms

• (expression of approval): bravo

Noun

bem m (plural bens)

1. (chiefly narratology) good (the ensemble of forces that conspire for good, as opposed to evil)

   Mais um conto sobre a luta do bem contra o mal.‎

   Yet another tale about the fight between good and evil.

2. good; property (item that is owned by a person)

   Ele faliu e teve que vender quase todos seus bens.‎

   He went bankrupt and had to sell most of his goods.

3. (usually with a possessive pronoun) darling; dear (term of address for a loved one)

   Você vem conosco, meu bem?‎

   Are you coming with us, my dear?

Quotations

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

Synonyms

• (virtue): virtude
• (benefit): benefício, proveito
• (property): propriedade
• (darling): querido

Antonyms

• (favorable forces): mal
• (virtue): mal
• (benefit): mal

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bem]

Verb

bem

1. first-person plural present tense form of bea.
2. first-person plural subjunctive form of bea.

Volapük

Noun

bem ‎(plural bems)

1. beam (object)

Declension