Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 229.bene on page 229
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bene well
bene is a Latin Adverb that primarily means well.
Definitions for bene
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
adv. of bonus, well, satisfactorily, quite
English derivatives:
benediction benefit benefactor beneficient benevolent
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
In an efficient manner, competently, proficiently, well (b) elegantly, neatly.
- 2
(w. vbs. of knowing, perceiving, thinking, etc.) Correctly, clearly, well; ~ sentire (de), to have sound views (about).
Sentences with bene
Latin to English
Bene sciō mē multa nescīre; nēmō enim potest omnia scīre.Compare I well know that I do not know many things, for no one can know all things.
Sī librōs bene lēgissēs, melius scrīpsissēs.Compare If you had read books well, you would have written better.
Sī librōs bene legēs, melius scrībēs.Compare If you read books well, you write better.
Sī librōs bene legās, melius scrībās.Compare If you should read books well, you would write better.
Ager bene cultus est ūber ūsū et ōrnātus speciē.Compare A field well cultivated is rich in usefulness and beautiful in appearance.
At multae mentēs ita ācrēs sunt ut bene discere possint. Compare But many minds are so keen that they can learn well.
Id bene fēcerās (faciēs; fēcistī; facis).Compare You (sg.) had done (will do; did; are doing) it well.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 71.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 229.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
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Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "bene (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/bene.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 71.bene on page 71
