FromMiddle English bene Old 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 boon bee
bene (plural benes
( now chiefly dialectal ) prayer , especially to God; apetition ; aboon .bene (uncountable
Alternative form ofbenne ( “ sesame ” ) .UK C16. Probably fromLatin bene Italian 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] 383 :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 bene
plural ofbeen bene m
alternative form ofbè bene
( dated or formal ) singular present subjunctive ofbenen Borrowed fromItalian bene
bene
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 duenos ( “ good ” ) , which gavebonus Proto-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 Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ),A Latin Dictionary “bene Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ),An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers "bene ", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis “bene ”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934 ),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894 ),Latin Phrase-Book [2] 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 procedit 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 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 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 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 and may God grant success:quod deus bene vertat! to bless (curse) a person:precari alicui bene (male) omnia bona (mala), salutem to manage one's affairs, household, property well or ill:rem bene (male) gerere vid. your health:bene tibi 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 to buy cheaply:parvo, vili pretio 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. rem gerere... I am sorry to hear..:male bene narras (de) “bene The Perseus Project (1999 ),Perseus Encyclopedia [3] “bene William 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 Proto-West Germanic *baunu Proto-Germanic *baunō
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] 
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