optime

English

Etymology

From Latin optimē ‘very well’, in the phrase optime disputasti ‘you have disputed very well’ (formerly used in reporting results at Cambridge).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɒptɪmeɪ/

Noun

optime (plural optimes)

1. (at Cambridge University) A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in Mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject.

See also

• wrangler

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈop.ti.me/

Adjective

optime

1. (superlative form of bon) best

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Latin

Etymology 1

From optimus (“very good”) +‎ -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈop.ti.meː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Adverb

optimē (not comparable)

1. very well; excellently

Related terms

• optimās
• optimitās
• optimus

See also

• bene

Etymology 2

Inflected form of optimus (“very good”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈop.ti.me/

Adjective

optime

1. vocative masculine singular of optimus

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Spanish

Verb

optime (infinitive optimar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of optimar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of optimar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of optimar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of optimar.