bem
Meaning
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- (comparable) well; accurately; competently
- (comparable) well; fairly; rather (to a significant degree)
- (comparable,familiar) very; really (to a high degree)
- (comparable) well; all right; fine; OK (healthy; not wounded or sick)
- (comparable) well; all right; fine; OK (feeling good)
- (comparable) fairly; justly (in a fair manner)
- (Brazil,comparable) exactly; right on
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbẽj̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ben, from Latin bene (“well”).
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