# bene
## English
### Etymology 1

From Middle English bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”). Cognate with Danish bøn (“prayer”), Swedish bön (“prayer”), Icelandic bæn (“prayer”), Icelandic bón (“request”). Related to ban. See also boon, bee.

#### Alternative forms

* been (dialectal)
* ben (obsolete)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biːn/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːn
* Homophones: bean, been

#### Noun

bene (plural benes)
* (now chiefly dialectal) A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
** 1815, William Wordsworth, The Force of Prayer:What is good for a bootless bene?

##### Related terms

* beenship

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

bene (uncountable)
* Alternative form of benne (“sesame”)

### Etymology 3

UK C16. Probably from Latin bene or Italian bene.

#### Alternative forms

* ben, bien

#### Adjective

bene (comparative benar, superlative benat)
* (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Good. [16th–19th c.]
** 1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman‎, page 383:Egad, you carry a bene blink aloft. Come to the ken alone—no! my blowen; did not I tell you I should bring a pater cove, to chop up the whiners for Dawson?

##### Synonyms

* See Thesaurus:good

##### Derived terms

* bene bowse
* bene cove
* bene darkmans
* bene feaker
* bene feaker of gybes
* bene lightmans
* bene mort
* beneship
* beneshiply
* cut bene

#### Noun

bene (plural benes)
* (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Tongue. [16th–18th c.]
    Stowe your bene!

#### References

* [Francis Grose] (1788) “Bene”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC.
* Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “bene”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 107.
* John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “bene”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, pages 178–179.
* Eric Partridge, The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang. Routledge, 1973. →ISBN.

### Anagrams

* Eben, NEbE, been, eben, neeb

## Afrikaans
### Noun

bene
* plural of been

## Corsican
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛne/

### Noun

bene m
* Alternative form of bè

#### References

* https://infcor.adecec.net/

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eːnə

### Verb

bene
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of benen

### Anagrams

* been

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bene.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

bene
* Synonym of bien

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* biene (archaic)
* ben (apocopic)

### Etymology

From Latin bene.

### Pronunciation

* (standard) IPA: /ˈbɛ.ne/
** Rhymes: -ɛne
** Hyphenation: bè‧ne
* (northern Italy) IPA: /ˈbe.ne/
** Audio (Northern Italy):(file)
** Rhymes: -ene
** Hyphenation: bé‧ne

### Adjective

bene (invariable)
* upper-class, posh, high
    Parioli è il quartiere bene di Roma per eccellenza.Parioli is the posh Rome neighborhood par excellence.

### Adverb

bene (comparative meglio, superlative benissimo)
* well, nicely, OK, right
    Antonym: male
    Non è necessario spendere una fortuna per mangiare bene.You don’t need to spend a fortune to eat well.
* properly, correctly, rightly
    Synonym: correttamente
    Antonyms: erratamente, erroneamente
    La mia lavatrice non funziona bene, qualcuno mi può aiutare?My washing machine isn't working properly, can anybody help me?
* thoroughly, carefully
    Synonyms: attentamente, minuziosamente
    Leggere bene le istruzioni prima dell'uso.Read the instructions carefully before use.
* as much as, as many as
    Synonym: valore di
    Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita di ben 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav.Louisiana farmers face lost income of as much as $450 million because of Hurricane Gustav.

#### Derived terms

* alla bene e meglio
* ben cotto
* ben detto
* ben venga
* ben volentieri
* benaccetto, ben accetto
* benalzato, ben alzato
* benarrivato, ben arrivato
* benché
* bendisposto, ben disposto
* bene o male
* beneamato, bene amato
* benedire
* beneducato, bene educato
* benefattore
* benefico
* benemerente
* benemerito
* beneplacito
* benessere
* benestante
* benestare
* benevolo
* benfatto, ben fatto
* benigno
* beninformato, ben informato
* benino
* benintenzionato, ben intenzionato
* beninteso, ben inteso
* benmeritare
* bennato, ben nato
* benone
* benpensante, ben pensante
* benservito
* bensì
* bentornato, ben tornato
* bentosto, ben tosto
* bentrovato, ben trovato
* benveduto, ben veduto
* benvenuto, ben venuto
* benvisto, ben visto
* benvolere
* di bene in meglio
* nota bene
* perbene, per bene
* stare bene
* va bene
* volere bene

#### Related terms

* buono

### Interjection

bene
* good!; fine!
    Bene! Sono proprio felice che hai avuto delle buone notizie!Good! I’m so glad you got some good news!

### Noun

bene m (plural beni)
* good
    Antonym: male
    L'eterna lotta tra il bene e il male.The eternal struggle between good and evil.
* (usually in the plural) goods, property, possessions, belongings, assets
    Synonyms: proprietà, possedimenti
    Dopo il suo secondo infarto, Mario vendette tutti i suoi beni ed andò in Nepal.Following his second heart attack, Mario had sold all his property and left for Nepal.
* sake, good
    Antonym: male
    Lo faccio per il tuo bene!I'm doing this for your sake!
* happiness
    Synonym: felicità
    Antonym: tristezza
    Auguro ogni bene a te e alla tua famiglia.Wish you and your family every happiness.
* sweetheart, darling, love, bless someone's cotton socks
    Synonyms: amore, tesoro, amato
    Sei il mio bene! ― You are my sweetheart!
* asset

#### Derived terms

* bene immobile
* bene mobile
* bene privato
* bene pubblico
* bene di stato

### Further reading

* bene on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$

## Latin
### Etymology

From Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), which gave bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈbe.ne/, [ˈbɛnɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈbe.ne/, [ˈbɛːne]

### Adverb

bene (comparative melius, superlative optimē)
* well
    Antonym: male
    Tibi bene ex animo volo.I wish you well with all my heart.
* properly, exactly
* agreeably, favorably

#### Derived terms

* benedīcō
* benest ("it's okay")
* benefaciō

#### Related terms

* bonus

#### Descendants

* Balkan Romance:
** Aromanian: ghini, ghine
** Istro-Romanian: bire
** Megleno-Romanian: bini
** Romanian: bine
* Dalmatian:
** bin
* Italo-Romance:
** Corsican: bè, ben, bene
** Gallurese: beni, bè
** Italian: bene
** Sassarese: beni, bè
** Sicilian: beni
* North Italian:
** Friulian: ben
** Istriot: ben
** Ladin: ben
** Ligurian: bén
** Piedmontese: ben
** Romansch: bain, bein
** Venetan: ben
* Gallo-Romance:
** Franco-Provençal: bien, ben-
** French: bien
** Walloon: bén
* Occitano-Romance:
** Catalan: bé, ben
** Occitan: ben
* Ibero-Romance:
** Aragonese: bien
** Asturian: bien
** Old Galician-Portuguese: ben
*** Galician: ben
*** Portuguese: bem
** Old Spanish: ben, bien
*** Spanish: bien
* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: bene (Logudorese), beni (Campidanese)

### References

* “bene”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “bene”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "bene", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* bene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. so-and-so is in a very satisfactory position; prospers: agitur praeclare, bene cum aliquo the matter progresses favourably, succeeds: aliquid (bene, prospere) succedit or procedit (opp. parum procedere, non succedere) for a life of perfect happiness: ad bene beateque vivendum to deserve well at some one's hands; to do a service to..: bene, praeclare (melius, optime) mereri de aliquo I wish you all success in the matter: bene id tibi vertat! you were right in...; you did right to..: recte, bene fecisti quod... to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of: bene, male audire (ab aliquo) a good Latin scholar: bene latine doctus or sciens to receive a liberal education: liberaliter, ingenue, bene educari he is a young man of great promise: adulescens alios bene de se sperare iubet, bonam spem ostendit or alii de adulescente bene sperare possunt to inculcate good (bad) principles: bene (male) praecipere alicui to cross-examine cleverly, put leading questions: bene interrogare that Greek proverb contains an excellent lesson: bene illo Graecorum proverbio praecipitur to hope well of a person: bene, optime (meliora) sperare de aliquo (Nep. Milt. 1. 1) a good conscience: conscientia recta, recte facti (factorum), virtutis, bene actae vitae, rectae voluntatis a good conscience: mens bene sibi conscia a moral (immoral) man: homo bene (male) moratus a sound and sensible system of conduct: vitae ratio bene ac sapienter instituta with the help of the gods: dis bene iuvantibus (Fam. 7. 20. 2) and may God grant success: quod deus bene vertat! to bless (curse) a person: precari alicui bene (male) or omnia bona (mala), salutem to manage one's affairs, household, property well or ill: rem bene (male) gerere (vid. sect. XVI. 10a) your health: bene tibi or te! to entertain, regale a person: accipere aliquem (bene, copiose, laute, eleganter, regio apparatu, apparatis epulis) a safe journey to you: bene ambula et redambula good men of business: negotii bene gerentes (Quint. 19. 62) to buy cheaply: parvo, vili pretio or bene emere to have the good of the state at heart: bene, optime sentire de re publica a success; a glorious feat of arms: res bene gesta to win, lose a fight (of the commander): rem (bene, male) gerere (vid. sect. XII. 2, note rem gerere...) I am sorry to hear..: male (opp. bene) narras (de)
* “bene”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
* “bene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

## Middle Dutch
### Noun

bêne
* inflection of bêen:
** dative singular
** nominative/accusative/genitive plural

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* beane, beene, beyn, ben, bean

### Etymology

From Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛːn(ə)/

### Noun

bene (plural benes)
* bean

#### Descendants

* English: bean
* Scots: bein, bene
* Yola: beanès, beanes, baanès, baanes, banès (plural)

#### References

* “bēn(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Old English
### Noun

bēne
* inflection of bēn:
** accusative/genitive/dative singular
** nominative/accusative plural

## Sardinian
### Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”). Compare Italian bene.

### Adjective

bene
* well

### Adverb

bene
* well

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbe.n̪e/

### Noun

bene
* louse

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics