FromMiddle English bene , fromOld English bēn ( “ prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *bōniz ( “ supplication ” ) . Cognate withDanish bøn ( “ prayer ” ) ,Swedish bön ( “ prayer ” ) ,Icelandic bæn ( “ prayer ” ) ,Icelandic bón ( “ request ” ) . Related toban . See alsoboon ,bee .
bene (plural benes )
( now chiefly dialectal ) Aprayer , especially to God; apetition ; aboon .bene (uncountable )
Alternative form ofbenne ( “ sesame ” ) .UK C16. Probably fromLatin bene orItalian bene .
bene (comparative benar ,superlative benat )
( obsolete , UK , thieves' cant ) Good .[16th–19th c.] 1828 ,Edward Bulwer-Lytton ,Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman [1] , page383 :Egad, you carry abene 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?
bene (plural benes )
( obsolete , UK , thieves' cant ) Tongue .[16th–18th c.] Stowe yourbene !
[Francis Grose ] (1788 ), “Bene ”, inA Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue , 2nd edition, London: [ … ] S. Hooper, [ … ] ,→OCLC . Albert Barrère andCharles G[odfrey] Leland , compilers and editors (1889–1890 ), “bene”, inA Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant [ … ] , volumeI (A–K) , Edinburgh: [ … ] The Ballantyne Press ,→OCLC ,page107 . John S[tephen] Farmer , compiler (1890 ), “bene ”, inSlang and Its Analogues Past and Present. [ … ] , volume I, [London: [ … ] Thomas Poulter and Sons] [ … ] ,→OCLC ,pages178–179 .Eric Partridge,The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang . Routledge, 1973.→ISBN . Clipping ofeggs benedict
bene (plural benes )
( food ) Abbreviation ofeggs Benedict , an egg dishbene
plural ofbeen bene m
alternative form ofbè bene
( dated or formal ) singular present subjunctive ofbenen Borrowed fromItalian bene .
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synonym ofbien bene
sesame Lorenzo Dow Turner,Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969) Inherited fromLatin bene .
bene (invariable )
upper-class ,posh ,high Parioli è il quartierebene di Roma per eccellenza. Parioli is theposh Rome neighborhood par excellence. bene (comparative meglio ,superlative benissimo )
well ,nicely ,OK ,right Antonym: male Non è necessario spendere una fortuna per mangiarebene . You don’t need to spend a fortune to eatwell . properly ,correctly ,rightly Synonym: correttamente Antonyms: erratamente ,erroneamente La mia lavatrice non funzionabene , qualcuno mi può aiutare? My washing machine isn't workingproperly , can anybody help me? thoroughly ,carefully Synonyms: attentamente ,minuziosamente Leggerebene le istruzioni prima dell'uso. Read the instructionscarefully before use. as much as, asmany asSynonym: valore di Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita diben 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav. Louisiana farmers face lost income ofas much as $450 million because of Hurricane Gustav. Terms derived frombene (adverb)
alla bene e meglio beh 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 bene
good !;fine !Bene ! Sono proprio felice che hai avuto delle buone notizie!Good ! I'm so glad you got some good news!bene m (plural beni )
good Antonym: male L'eterna lotta tra ilbene e il male. The eternal struggle betweengood and evil. ( usually in theplural ) goods ,property ,possessions ,belongings ,assets Synonyms: proprietà ,possedimenti Dopo il suo secondo infarto, Mario vendette tutti i suoibeni ed andò in Nepal. Following his second heart attack, Mario had sold all hisproperty and left for Nepal. sake ,good Antonym: male Lo faccio per il tuobene ! I'm doing this for yoursake ! happiness Synonym: felicità Antonym: tristezza Auguro ognibene a te e alla tua famiglia. Wish you and your family everyhappiness . sweetheart ,darling ,love ,bless someone's cotton socks Synonyms: amore ,tesoro ,amato Sei il miobene ! ―You are mysweetheart ! asset FromOld Latin *duenēd , fromduenos ( “ good ” ) , which gavebonus , fromProto-Italic *dwenos .
bene (comparative melius ,superlative optimē )
well Antonym: male Tibibene ex animo volo. I wish youwell with all my heart. properly ,exactly agreeably ,favorably Balkano-Romance: Italo-Dalmatian: Rhaeto-Romance: Gallo-Italic: Northern Gallo-Romance: Southern Gallo-Romance: Ibero-Romance: Insular Romance:Sardinian:bene ( Logudorese ) ,beni ( Campidanese ) “bene ”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ),A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press “bene ”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891 ),An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers "bene ", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “bene ”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934 ),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894 ),Latin Phrase-Book [2] , 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 orprocedit (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 orsciens 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 oralii 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) oromnia 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 orte! 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 orbene 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, noterem gerere... ) I am sorry to hear..:male (opp.bene )narras (de) “bene ”, inThe Perseus Project (1999 ),Perseus Encyclopedia [3] “bene ”, inWilliam Smith, editor (1854, 1857 ),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography , volume1 & 2 , London: Walton and Maberly bêne
inflection ofbêen : dative singular nominative / accusative / genitive plural FromOld English bēan , fromProto-West Germanic *baunu , fromProto-Germanic *baunō . The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.
bene (plural benes )
bean bēne
inflection ofbēn : accusative / genitive / dative singular nominative / accusative plural FromLatin bene ( “ well ” ) . CompareItalian bene .
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louse Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ),The Makian languages and their neighbours [4] , Pacific linguistics