bien

See also biên, biển, biến, biện, and Bien.

Anglo-Norman

Etymology

Latin bene.

Adverb

bien (comparative and superlative mielz, miex)

1. well

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”).

Adverb

bien

1. well

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Danish

Noun

bien c.

1. singular definite of bi

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /bjɛ̃/, SAMPA: /bjE~/
• Rhymes: -a

Adverb

bien (comparative and superlative mieux)

1. well
2. indeed
3. (+ de, des, du) a lot of

   Macy Gray a traversé bien des épreuves.

   Macy Gray got through a lot of ordeals.

Noun

bien m. (plural biens)

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

Derived terms

• bien sûr
• bientôt
• très bien
• bien que
• bienvenu, bienvenue

See also

• bon

Anagrams

• béni

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Japanese

Noun

bien (hiragana びえん)

1. 鼻炎: (pathology) nasal inflammation, rhinitis, sinus infection

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Ladino

Adverb

bien (Latin spelling)

1. well

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Old French

Etymology

Latin bene.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bjẽn/
• Rhymes: -ẽn

Adverb

bien (comparative and superlative mielz, miex)

1. well
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     "Oïl, mout m'an sovient il bien.
     Seneschaus, savez vos an rien?

     Yes, I remember it well
     

Noun

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

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

Descendants

• French: bien (adverb and noun)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [bje̞n], /bjen/

Adverb

bien

1. well
2. properly
3. willingly

Noun

bien m. (plural bienes)

1. good (as opposed to evil)
2. goodness
3. welfare, benefit
4. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate

See also

• buen, bueno

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Volapük

Noun

bien (plural biens)

1. bee

Declension

declension of bien

	singular	plural
nominative	bien	biens
genitive	biena	bienas
dative	biene	bienes
accusative	bieni	bienis
predicative	bienu	bienus
vocative	o bien!	o biens!