# bem
## Translingual
### Symbol

bem
* (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
* (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
* 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
* Alternative form of beem

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bʲeβ̃]

### Verb

·bem
* first-person plural present subjunctive conjunct of at·tá

### Mutation
## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* bẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbẽj̃/ [ˈbẽɪ̯̃]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɐ̃j̃/
* (Alentejo, Portugal) IPA: (pausal) [ˈbẽɪ̯̃], (non-pausal) [ˈbẽ]
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Homophone: vem (Northern Portugal)
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
* Hyphenation: bem

### Adverb

bem (comparable, comparative melhor, superlative ótimo)
* well; accurately; competently
    Este filme foi muito bem produzido.This film was produced very well.
* 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.
* (familiar) very; really (to a high degree)
    Vai embora que eu estou bem bravo.Go away ’cause I’m really angry.
* 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.
* 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?
* fairly; justly (in a fair manner)
    O juiz fez bem em condená-los.The judge acted fairly in convicting them.
* (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
* used to express approval
* 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)
* (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.
* 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.
* (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: [bem]

### Verb

bem
* first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of bea

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔɓɛm˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔɓɛm˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔɓɛm˧˧]

### Verb

bem
* (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)
* 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

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