aquém

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aquen, from Vulgar Latin *eccu hinc, from Latin eccum + hinc, or from *eccu inde.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /a.ˈkɐ̃j̃/, /a.ˈkẽj̃/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈkej̃/, IPA^(key): /a.ˈkwej̃/
• Hyphenation: a‧quém

Adverb

aquém

1. on this side; here
2. below; underneath
3. something that falls short of a goal or an expectation

Antonyms

• além