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bien

Albanian

Verb

bien

1. third-person plural present indicative of bie

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”).

Adverb

bien

1. well
2. a lot, very

Derived terms

• bien de
• bien en tiempu
• nin mal nin bien

Related terms

• bonu

Basque

Numeral

bien

1. genitive plural of bi

Danish

Noun

bien c

1. definite singular of bi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -jɛ̃

Adjective

bien (invariable, comparative meilleur)

1. good, all right, great
2. good looking, nice

Adverb

bien (comparative mieux, superlative le mieux)

1. well

   Ça va bien ? ― How's it going? (literally, “It goes well?”)

2. indeed; so

   Synonym: alors

3. (followed by de, des, or du) a lot (of)

4. very; really

   C'est bien aimable à vous. ― it's very considerate of you.

   C'est bien beau, mais... ― It's all very well, but...

   Je te trouve bien silencieux aujourd'hui. ― You seem very quiet today.

   Il est bien moche, ce type. Ce type est vraiment moche. ― That guy is really ugly.
5. (in comparisons) much (more, less, better, etc.)

6. Used to confirm or ask for confirmation

Usage notes

• The sense "very" is of restricted use; bien cannot be used interchangeably with très or fort in all contexts.

Derived terms

• eh bien

Related terms

• ben

Noun

bien m (plural biens)

1. good as opposed to evil
2. a commodity, a good
3. a possession

Derived terms

Related terms

• bon

Further reading

• “bien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• béni

Japanese

Romanization

bien

1. Rōmaji transcription of びえん

Ladino

Alternative forms

• byen, byén

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bien from Latin bene (“well”), from Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), which gave bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bjẽn]

Adjective

bien (Hebrew spelling ביין, plural bienes)

1. good
2. conforming to duty

Adverb

bien (Hebrew spelling ביין)

1. well [ca. 1510]

   Antonym: mal

   Coordinate term: bueno

Noun

bien m (Hebrew spelling ביין, plural bienes)

1. good; property; possession; assets; wealth; estate

Derived terms

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French bien.

Adverb

bien

1. well (in a positive way; in a way that meets or exceeds expectations)

Related terms

Descendants

• French: bien

References

• bien on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (bien, supplement)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bia

Noun

bien m or f

1. definite masculine singular of bie

Old French

Alternative forms

• ben

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi͡ɛn/
• Rhymes: -en

Adverb

bien (comparative and superlative mielz or miex)

1. well
2. indeed (used for emphasis)

Noun

bien oblique singular, m (oblique plural biens, nominative singular biens, nominative plural bien)

1. possession; object of value
2. good (as opposed to evil)

Related terms

• bon

Descendants

• Middle French: bien
  • French: bien
• Norman: bein (Jersey), byin (France)
• Walloon: bén

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Adverb

bien

1. well (efficiently)

Descendants

• Ladino: bien, byen, ביין
• Spanish: bien

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “bien”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 76

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bien, from Latin bene (“well”), Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), which gave bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjen/ [ˈbjẽn]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: bien

Adverb

bien

1. well (adverbial form of bueno)

   Antonym: mal

2. well; fine; okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo)

   hasta aquí todo bien ― so far so good

3. properly
4. willingly
5. (colloquial) very

6. as well

Derived terms

Adjective

bien m or f (masculine and feminine plural bienes)

1. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class

2. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class

Derived terms

Noun

bien m (plural bienes)

1. good (as opposed to evil)

   Antonym: mal

2. goodness
3. good; better (substantive)

   para bien o para mal ― for better or for worse

4. welfare; benefit
5. (in the plural) goods; property; possessions; assets; wealth; estate
6. (dated) darling

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “bien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• «commodities», en español «materias primas» o «productos básicos» | FundéuRAE

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biene, English bee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈen/

Noun

bien (nominative plural biens)

1. bee

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• danüdapük
• küm
• kümam
• kümamüp
• kümön
• musak
• miel
• näsäk
• näsäkav
• näsäkavan
• vesep

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bēn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biə̯n/

Noun

bien n (plural biennen, diminutive bientsje)

1. bone
2. leg

Further reading

• “bien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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