bem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bem"

Translingual

Symbol

bem

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Bemba.

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Baaum, baum, böim

Etymology

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.

Noun

bem m

1. (Rimella and Campello Monti) tree

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

From Portuguese bem (“well; very”), from Old Galician-Portuguese ben, from Latin bene (“well”).

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:

Middle English

Noun

bem

1. Alternative form of beem

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲeβ̃]

Verb

·bem

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

Mutation

Mutation of bem

radical	lenition	nasalization
·bem	·bem pronounced with /-β(ʲ)-/	·mbem

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ben, from Latin bene (“well”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbẽj̃/ [ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃j̃/

• (Alentejo, Portugal) IPA^(key): (pausal) [ˈbẽɪ̯̃], (non-pausal) [ˈbẽ]

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• Homophone: vem (Northern Portugal)
• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: bem

Adverb

bem (comparable, comparative melhor, superlative ótimo)

1. well; accurately; competently

   Este 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 ruim.

   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.

   Ele não está bem da cabeça.

   He’s not right in the head.

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. (Brazil) exactly; right on

   Chegaram bem na hora.

   They arrived right on time.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bem.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “well”): mal, pouco
• (antonym(s) of “very”): pouco
• (antonym(s) of “justly”): mal

Derived terms

• bem-fazer
• bem-vindo
• parabéns
• também
• tudo bem

Related terms

• benfeitor
• bom

See also

• 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 quotations using 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 os 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 quotations using this term, see Citations:bem.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “favorable forces”): mal
• (antonym(s) of “virtue”): mal
• (antonym(s) of “benefit”): mal

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bem]

Verb

bem

1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of bea

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛm˧˧]

Verb

bem

1. (colloquial) to beat; to give a beating

   Synonyms: đập, đánh, quýnh, uýnh, bụp, choảng

   Hôm qua tụi nó bem nhau, giờ nằm viện hết rồi.

   Yesterday, they fought each other for some reason, now they're both at the hospital.

Volapük

Noun

bem (nominative plural bems)

1. beam (object)
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VII:

     E kis-li? Logol cipi in log bloda olik, e bemi in log olik no küpol!

     Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the great log in your own?

Declension

Declension of bem

	singular	plural
nominative	bem	bems
genitive	bema	bemas
dative	beme	bemes
accusative	bemi	bemis
vocative 1	o bem!	o bems!
predicative 2	bemu	bemus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only